Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 56956
Employment and Recruitment: Discrimination
Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025
Question
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Labour — Heywood and Middleton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the new jobs and careers service will work with employers to help tackle ageism in (a) recruitment and (b) the workplace.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Government acknowledges the key role employers play in helping older individuals to remain in or re-enter the workforce, and the importance of embracing policies conductive to this support. The 2010 Equality Act provides strong protection against dire...
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