Age Discrimination – Between Employees
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 affect any business which has employees. As well as banning intentional age discrimination, the regulations cover a number of potential age discrimination situations. All employees and workers of any age are protected from age discrimination, including any business partners your company has, any contract workers you use and anyone placement students, apprentices or trainees you employ.
This is a guide to how the legislation affects your regarding age discrimination between employees.
- You are responsible for the treatment and health of your employees. Failing to act against cases of age discrimination could lave you responsible for tribunal case.
- You need to make it clear to all employees that age discrimination will not be tolerated and that you will take action against it.
- Deal with all age discrimination complaints, however small they might seem, including complaints about unintentional age discrimination, such as nicknames, teasing and name calling.
- You could be at risk of an unfair dismissal claim if you do not follow correct dismissal procedures in the event on cont inued discrimination.
- You must deal with all age discrimination in the same way. For example, you cannot act as if discrimination against older workers is worse than discrimination against younger workers.
More information
- Age Discrimination – Recruitment, References, Pay, Benefits & Retirement
- Age Discrimination – Training, Promotion, Dismissal & Redundancy
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