Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 33004

Age: Discrimination

Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 4 March 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle ageism.

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Age discrimination that cannot be objectively justified is unacceptable and unlawful across a range of fields under the Equality Act 2010 and similar legislation (on employment) in Northern Ireland. The strong protections in the 2010 Act enable older peop...
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