The implications for all employers are significant and time consuming to implement. They are both costly and far reaching, affecting all areas of employment including – recruitment, contracts, policies, procedures, benefits, termination etc.

In order to comply with the legislation, employers need to review their full working practices, procedures and documentation to ensure that they are not directly or indirectly discriminatory - as some of the areas affected by this legislation are not likely to be obvious.

In addition, to minimise potential business risks, managers need to be trained and made fully aware of how to recognise, manage and prevent age discrimination in the workplace. This is particularly essential when dealing with recruitment, dismissal and retirement issues.

At the very least employers are required to ensure that a procedure is in place to manage requests to work beyond retirement age.

Working closely with you, EML can help your business to grasp the essential actions that need to be taken.  We have an established team of HR consultants, who regularly review practices and update policies and procedures, in line with the ever-changing developments of employment legislation.

To help organisations comply with this legislation, we have developed audit packages which include items such as:

• Auditing documentation i.e. contract of employment, equal opportunities, discrimination and redundancy policy
• Originating suitable policies for dealing with requests to remain in employment after retirement
• Attending on site meetings to review your employment practices
• Reviewing working practices and procedures such as recruitment to identify any deficiencies
• Reviewing your compensation and benefits packages
• Providing management training which is aimed at explaining the age discrimination legislation and reducing exposure to potential costly tribunal litigation.

To obtain details of the most suitable audit package for your organisation please contact us 01942 727 200 or complete our Enquiry Form and one of our representatives will contact you.