The employment equality (Age) regulations 2006: A legitimisation of age discrimination in employment

Industrial Law Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-227

  Sargeant, Malcolm ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749129178     PISSN: 03059332     EISSN: 14643669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/indlaw/dwl017     Document Type: Article

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1. Directive 2000/78/EC.
2. EU Proposals to Combat Discriminatio, HL 68 May 2000.
3. Such as Linda Perham MP in 1998, David Winnick MP in 1990 and 1996, Gwynneth Dunwoody MP in 1992 and Baroness Philips in 1989.
4. DfEE, Action on Age, Report of the Consultation on Age Discrimination in Employment 1998.
5. Stephen McKay and Sue Middleton, Centre for Research in Social Policy, Loughborough University (1998) DfEE.
6. Para 2.31.
7. Mr John Cridland, CBI press release (June 1999).
8. CBI press briefing (16 November 1998).
9. TUC press release (30 January 1998).
10. The European Commission has organised an EU wide campaign called 'For Diversity, Against Discrimination'.
11. DTI, Towards Equality and Diversity; Implementing the Employment and Race Directives (2001).
12. Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 which concerned the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin.
13. Chapter 15.
14. DTI, Equality and Diversity: Age Matters (July 2003).
15. DWP, Simplicity, Security and Choice: Working and Saving for Retirement (2004).
16. Subject to the statutory maximum for a week's wage.
17. DTI, Equality and Diversity: Age Matters Age Consultation 2003 Summary of Responses (2005).
18. Health, safety and welfare; facilitation of employment planning; the particular training requirements of the post in question; encouraging and rewarding loyalty; the need for a reasonable period of employment before retirement.
19. Yes: 51.8%; no: 42.9%.
20. 74.3 % in favour of removing the age elements of the basic award; 79.1 % in favour of making service below the age of 18 years count for the purposes of redundancy payments.
21. 66 % in favour; 30.5 % against.
22. SI 2006/1031.
23. National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education.
24. DTI, Equality and Diversity: Coming of Age Consultation on the draft Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (July 2005).
25. Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations, SI 2003/1661, and Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations, SI 2003/1660.
26. Except in relation to genuine occupational qualification.
27. Regulation 3(1).
28. Para 4.1.5 (2005) Consultation document.
29. Par 4.1.16 2005 Consultation document.
30. Which in this case means those defined in section 230(1) Employment Rights Act 1996 and crown and parliamentary staff.
31. Part 3 is concerned with 'Other Unlawful Acts' including aiding unlawful acts and the liability of employers and principals.
32. Regulations 27-29.
33. Regulations 30-34.
34. Regulation 32(2).
35. Regulation 31.
36. Case C-144/04 [2006] IRLR 143;
37. see also Marlene Schmidt, 'The Principle of Non-discrimination in Respect of Age: Dimensions of the ECJ's Mangold Judgment' (2006) 7 German Law Journal 505-23.
38. Regulation 33.
39. Para 6.1.3.
40. Para 6.1.14.
41. Sections 98ZA-98ZE Employment Rights Act 1996 as amended.
42. Schedule 6 of the Age Regulations; Schedule 7 makes provision for transitional arrangements.
43. Schedule 6 of the Age Regulations.
44. SI 2003/1660.
45. SI 2003/1661.