Survey: Getting the most out of age discrimination and equalities law

Two years on, IRS surveys the impact of the age discrimination Regulations on recruitment, retention and related practices, and suggests how employers can get the most out of these and other changes to equal opportunities legislation.

On this page:
How employers implement new equalities legislation
Employers' aims when complying with equalities legislation
The impact of new equalities legislation on employers' practices
Retirement ages
Requests to work beyond the normal retirement age
Getting the most from new equalities legislation
Evidence about the benefits of equalities legislation
The benefits to employers of the age discrimination Regulations
Employers' advice about making recruitment free of unfair age discrimination
Potential problems with implementing new equalities legislation
Problems with line managers
Our research
Table 1: Employers' changes to recruitment practices to comply with the age discrimination Regulations
Table 2: The benefits to employers of the age discrimination Regulations
Table 3: Employers' advice on ensuring recruitment is free of unfair age bias
Additional resources.