Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What steps his Department is taking to ensure that employers do not use unfair and discriminatory practices when selecting people for redundancy.”
Tabled: 23 September 2020Answered: 29 September 2020
Asked by
Jessica Morden
Labour — Newport East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
As my hon. Friend says, it is against the law to impose age restrictions on jobs unless they can be objectively justified. The Equality Act 2010 provides legal redress. There is also practical help available through the Equality Advisory and Support Service, which his constituent should certainly give a call, and we have 50PLUS champions working across the whole of our jobcentre network.