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<p>The Equality Act 2010, provides strong protection against direct and indirect age
discrimination in employment and makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate
against an employee or a job applicant because of their age, unless the employer can
justify it as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.</p><p> </p><p>To
tackle ageism in the workplace, Business in the Community have produced a toolkit
which provides guidance and support to employers in getting started with age inclusion
in the workplace and includes a three-step process based on Look, Listen, Act. <a
href="https://age.bitc.org.uk/all-resources/toolkits/getting-started-age-look-listen-act-toolkit-will-guide-and-support-getting"
target="_blank">https://age.bitc.org.uk/all-resources/toolkits/getting-started-age-look-listen-act-toolkit-will-guide-and-support-getting</a></p><p>
</p><p>More widely, Government is taking steps to ensure that older workers are supported
to remain in or return to the labour market, the Government has removed the Default
Retirement Age meaning most people can choose when to retire, and extended the right
to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service with
their employer.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2017, the UK Government published “Fuller
Working Lives: a partnership approach” to set out the role employers, individuals
and Government can play in supporting fuller working lives.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587654/fuller-working-lives-a-partnership-approach.pdf</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government has also appointed Andy Briggs as Business Champion for Older
Workers to spearhead the Government’s work to support employers to retain, retrain
and recruit older workers. Andy Briggs and the Business In The Community Age at Work
leadership team actively promote the benefits of older workers to employers across
England.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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