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Notes to Editors: Increased awareness of age laws spells trouble for employers. The awards, open to all employers, were designed to showcase the innovative ways age discrimination is being tackled and outdated practices are being overturned.
Retention and reward Retirement Employee engagement Innovation Best private sector organisation Best public sector organisation Best newcomer award [members only]
Becky Mason, Senior People & Policy Manager, BT Sam Mercer, Chief Executive, EFA Ian Wylie, Editor, Guardian Work Hamish Elvidge, Competition Director, Sainsbury's Hilary Wiseman, Wiseman Consulting N.B. Judges representing short listed companies did not participate in judging these categories Judges followed a rigorous process and were asked to look specifically for entries that showed:
The Employers Forum on Age (EFA) is the leading campaigner on age issues in the workplace. The EFA is a think tank of employers established in 1996 because they wanted to eradicate ageism in the workplace. Since then it has helped provide advice, training and support for workplaces that want to eradicate age discrimination from their employment practices (and helped prepare them for the new legislation.) 4 October 2007 Back to the press release Back to the press office |
