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EQUALITY
AND DIVERSITY: AGE MATTERS
A consultation on proposals for outlawing age discrimination in employment and
vocational training
The Government published Equality and Diversity: Age
Matters on 2 July 2003.
It seeks views on proposals for the implementation of new anti-discrimination
law under the European Employment Directive. It is the first consultation to
focus exclusively on proposals for age legislation.
Implementing the age strand of the Employment Directive will outlaw age
discrimination in employment and vocational training. Age Matters seeks views on
a number of issues including: retirement age; recruitment, selection and
promotion; pay and non-pay benefits; unfair dismissal; employment-related
insurance and statutory redundancy payments.
The Way Ahead consultation at the end of 2002
discussed some issues of relevance to age. You can obtain a copy by phoning 0870
1502 500 and quoting reference URN 02/1164.
Five documents make up the consultation pack:
You can get printed copies from the DTI Publications Orderline - tel: 0870
1502 500.
These documents are also available in alternative formats
- for example Braille. Please contact the DTI on freephone 0800 5873596 to
request your copies.
We shall develop draft legislation once we have considered the responses to
this consultation. We shall consult on draft regulations in the first half of
2004. The legislation will come into force on 1 October 2006, but we aim to lay
it before Parliament by the end of 2004. That will give everyone affected by it
plenty of time to prepare for their new rights and responsibilities.
The consultation ends on 20 October 2003. Please respond electronically using
either the
pdf version 
(259Kb)
or the MS
Word version (147Kb) of the response form.
If you have any questions about this consultation or
if you wish to return your MS Word response form, please:
email us at:
age.consultation@dti.gsi.gov.uk
write to us at:
Department of Trade and Industry
Age Legislation Team
Selected Employment Rights (SER)
UG61, 1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
or telephone us on:
0800 587 3596
If you have any other age related questions please
email us at:
age.enquiries@dti.gsi.gov.uk
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