“Age discrimination law differs in some important respects from laws against discrimination involving other kinds of protected characteristics. Unlike most grounds of discrimination such as sex and race, under the Equality Act 2010 it is possible to justify both direct and indirect age discrimination on the ground that the measure is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. Direct discrimination on grounds of age can only be justified by reference to social policy objectives such a promoting access to employment for younger people or ensuring a mix of generations of staff so as to promote the exchange of experience and new ideas …” (more)
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Hugh Collins, ‘A Pluralist Theory of Age Discrimination. By Stuart Goosey. [Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2021. xvi + 198 pp. Hardback £75.00. ISBN 978-1-50993-376-1.]’, Cambridge Law Journal, volume 81, issue 1, March 2022, pp 205-209, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197322000162. Published online by Cambridge University Press 30 May.
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