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Government ’should do more to combat age discrimination’
The government should take steps to reduce age discrimination, it has been claimed.
According to Help the Aged, despite the government’s equality bill aiming to eradicate discrimination on the grounds of "race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief", it was stated that more should be done to support older people.
Meanwhile, a study by the charity indicated that 77 per cent of Britons do not think that the government has done enough to support older voters ahead of the forthcoming election.
Such news could be interest to employers, including those operating within the third sector.
Paul Cann, director of policy and external relations for Help the Aged, said: "Ageism is the only ‘ism’ that is still perfectly legal in the UK.
"It’s not surprising that the public think older people are treated as second-class citizens while discrimination on the grounds of age remains within the letter of the law."
Earlier this year, Karen Wisdom, research director for Ipsos Mori, stated that charities should make use of the skills set of older people by attracting them to work for such organisations.
More about age discrimination.
