Age discrimination презентация

of your age in one of the situations that are covered by the Equality Act.

in a similar situation because of your age.

Direct age discrimination is permitted provided that the organization or employer can show that there is a good reason for the discrimination. This is known as objective justification.

or way of working that applies to everyone but which puts people of your age group at a disadvantage.

Like direct age discrimination, indirect age discrimination can be permitted if the organization or employer is able to show that there is a good reason for the policy. This is known as objective justification.

of violating an individual's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that individual.

complaint about age discrimination.


This is when you are treated badly because you have made a complaint of age discrimination under the Equality Act. It can also occur if you are supporting someone who has made a complaint of age discrimination. 

government, within the private sector, and within the community. Any person or group can experience age discrimination. Older people are a large age cohort subjected to particularly high levels of discrimination, much of it institutionalized. Age discrimination toward older people is primarily influenced by the concept that an individual’s physical and mental capacity is negatively affected through ageing, and younger people are therefore more able.