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CSR and beyond: When I’m 65 or will that be 67?
Posted by HR Zone in Managing people on Wed, 23/11/2005 - 16:07
As the UK labour force lives and works longer, employers face a staggering range of age-related issues. A quarter of the UK population is already over 50 years and by 2021 the proportion will be closer to 40%.
Leo Martin and Lisa Buchan of the GoodCorporation investigate the response to impending Age Discrimination legislation and find that bosses are forgetting birthdays left, right and centre.
As the UK labour force lives and works longer, employers face a staggering range of age-related issues. A quarter of the UK population is already over 50 years and by 2021 the proportion will be closer to 40%.
The EU directive that makes age discrimination illegal takes effect in the UK as of 1 October 2006 with wide-ranging implications for recruitment and redundancy. Furthermore the Turner Commission is likely to recommend that eligibility for a state pension should rise from 65 to 67 years.
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