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Age laws to be bigger than sex discrimination laws, say employers 9 March 2006 Leading UK employers expect new age discrimination legislation to have a greater impact on their business than sex discrimination laws. Today as new age regulations are laid before Parliament, a poll of major UK employers carried out by the Employers Forum on Age (EFA) has found that 40 per cent expect forthcoming age legislation to have a greater impact than sex and race discrimination laws. The research also found that the majority of the employers surveyed - who together employ almost two million people - believe age discrimination law will have more of an impact than any other form of discrimination law. Sam Mercer, director of EFA, comments: "Age regulations have been on the horizon for a number of years and employers need to wake up to the fact they are nearly here. Any employer who hasn't got age equality as a priority in their business is going to be in trouble. "The employers we surveyed know what they are talking about because they have been preparing for years for this crucial change in employment law. If they think age laws will have a big impact we should listen to them". The research also reveals that:
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