Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 23849

Age: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

Tabled: 14 January 2025
Answered: 22 January 2025

Question

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of age-related discrimination on (a) recruitment and (b) retention in the workplace.

Answer

Alison McGovern
The Government recognises the need to recruit on merit, irrespective of a persons' age. The 2010 Equality Act provides strong protection against direct and indirect age discrimination in employment, rendering it unlawful for employers to discriminate agai...
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