Publications
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Attitude Not Age
Attitude not Age reveals that there are four different types of worker whose responses to questions about work, working for longer, expectation of retirement and pension provision vary. By understanding what motivates people at work, employers can not only improve people's working lives but may also be able to influence people's retirement decisions. This report suggests the current 'one-size-fits-all' approach, to tackle working for longer and retirement, is ineffective.
Avoiding the Age Trap - Factsheet
Does employment history really help you to identify the right candidates or does it catch you in an age trap? This factsheet highlights some of the issues explored in the EFA's guide to recruitment, and demonstrates the EFA's age bias free application form.
Avoiding the Age Trap - Guide to Age Bias Free Recruitment
This guide will help you discover where your current recruitment policies and practices may be biased against certain age groups. Avoiding the Age Trap will also suggest steps that you can take to ensure recruitment in your organisation is fair and more effective.
Being Age Aware - training materials
A portfolio of materials designed to support employers in raising awareness of the Age Regulations. The materials include a series of factsheets and exercises to help employees understand ageism and what the new age discrimination laws will mean to them.
Default Retirement Age - More detail on the Government's proposals
Guidance on the government's announcement to abolish the DRA with some key Questions & Answers on practical aspects of the use of the DRA between now and October 2011.
Default Retirement Age Briefing
Defining Ageism
In order to better understand ageist attitudes the EFA presented a range of scenarios to over a thousand people to establish tolerance levels over pay, management styles and team fit. Respondents were split down the middle on all the critical issues, highlighting the difficulty employers will face in tackling ageism.
Employer Guide to Age Neutral Policies & Procedures
Flexible retirement - A snapshot of large employers' initiatives
Summary of research into the introduction of flexible retirement policies within large organisations, including 20 case studies.
Issue 01 - February 07 - EFA E-bulletin
Issue 02 - March 07 - EFA E-bulletin
Issue 03 - April 2007 - EFA E-bulletin