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12th April 2007

NEWS IN BRIEF

Guide to the Age Regulations

Guidance on the age regulations has been published jointly by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the TUC. The guide aims to help employers and trade unions understand how to develop good practice to meet the requirements of the 2006 age discrimination regulations.

It looks at how the regulations apply in the areas of:  

• retirement
• recruitment, selection and promotion
• pay, benefits and pensions
• appraisal, performance management and training
• health and safety
• redundancy and termination
• harassment and victimisation.

It also includes:

• guidance on producing an age equality policy 
• a summary of the law
• the Acas fair retirement flowchart
• sources of further information.

To download a copy, go to: www.tuc.org.uk/extras/managingage.pdf

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