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‘More groundwork needed on age equality’
With age discrimination having been made unlawful a year ago this week, the Employers Forum on Age (EFA) has published research indicating widespread familiarity with the legislation.
According to the group, its research shows that almost nine in ten (86 per cent) of British workers are aware that it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of age.
However, in news which may be of interest to those seeking public sector jobs through regional recruitment portals, as many as 16 million workers claim that they have observed ageist practices at work in the past 12 months.
Consequently, the EFA is calling for more proactive change from employers to tackle such age discrimination.
Sam Mercer, chief executive of the EFA, commented: "It is great that awareness of age discrimination issues among British adults has increased at an impressive pace since the law was passed twelve months ago.
"However, it is bad news for those employers who are still falling well short of the required standards of practice. [...] No employer can afford to bury their head in the sand and hope this issue will just go away."
Meanwhile, gay news service Pink News has suggested that, according to research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, almost half of Britons believe they have been subject to some form of discrimination.
More about age discrimination.
