Survey of employers policies, practices and preferences relating to age

Metcalf, H. with Meadows, P. (2006) Survey of employers policies, practices and preferences relating to age. DWP Research Report No 325/DTI Employment Relations Research Series No 49. London: DWP/DTI. The report describes the extent of discriminatory employment policies and practices relating to age in Britain. Policies and practices examined include: recruitment, promotion, training, redundancy, retirement, pensions, pay and benefits. It decribes the extent of policies guarding against ageism (including Equal Opportunities Policies and training, formalisation of selection and assessment processes). It also examines employers attitudes and their knowledge of the forthcoming age discrimination legilsation. The findings are based on a representative sample of over 2000 employers.