Age Equality Comes of Age: Delivering Change for Older PeopleInstitute for Public Policy Research, 2003 - 122 Seiten Explores the age stereotypes that lead to discrimination. It looks at the economic, business and individual rights grounds for government action, and at contentious issues like mandatory retirement. It questions whether the 1970s litigation model of discrimination legislation the government proposes will deliver the vast change in culture and practice needed. |
Inhalt
Why focus on age? | 1 |
What do we want to achieve? | 23 |
What kind of legislation will deliver? | 43 |
Programme for reform | 59 |
Conclusions and recommendations | 96 |
Endnotes | 106 |
Survey results | 118 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
able achieve action age discrimination already approach appropriate argued argument authorities benefit capacity cent Chapter choice claim Code Commission concerned consider consultation continue cost cover crimination currently decisions Department dignity Directive disability duty to promote effective employers employment ensure equality commission evidence example existing experience extend fair framework gender give given Government greater grounds guidance human rights impact implementation increase indirect individual instance ippr issues justified labour legislation legitimate less limited mandatory retirement means ment monitoring Moreover necessary Northern Ireland objectives older opportunities organisations outcomes participation particular pension person positive duty practice private sector promote age equality promote equality proposals protection race race equality reason relation remain requires respect responsibility retirement age service providers skills social steps suggest tion treated treatment workers younger