On 1 October 2006 the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 SI 2006/ 1031 (‘the Regulations’) come into force, making it unlawful for employers and a number of other bodies to discriminate against a person on the ground of his or her age. The Regulations implement the age aspect of EC Directive (No.2000/78) establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (‘the Framework Directive’), which sets out a framework for eliminating employment or occupational inequalities based on religion, belief, disability, age and sexual orientation. The Regulations apply across Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), with separate rules – the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 SR 2006/261 – applicable in Northern Ireland.
The Regulations prohibit direct and indirect discrimination (subject to the employer’s defence of objective justification and the application of a number of explicit exceptions), victimisation and harassment in employment. They apply to all employers (there is no exception for small employers), vocational training providers, trade unions, professional organisations, employer organisations and trustees and managers of occupational pension schemes.
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