Older Workers: Discrimination
Commons · Question 29784 · Tabled 6 Feb 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to tackle (a) age discrimination and (b) ageism in the workplace.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 12 Feb 2025
The Government recognises the need to recruit on merit, irrespective of a persons' age. The 2010 Equality Act provides strong protection against direct and indirect age discrimination in employment, rendering it unlawful for employers to discriminate agai...