Publications
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Employer Guides
The Insider Guide to Age Laws - Summary
A summary of the Insider Guide to Age Laws to help employers understand the full impact of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.
The Insider Guide to Age Laws
The EFA's guide has been written to help employers understand the full impact of the Age Regulations on all aspects of employment policy and practice. The guide includes as much relevant case law as possible with 'real-life' scenarios, so that employers can easily recognise areas of risk, and check lists.
The End of the Line for Retirement Ages
The business case for managing without a retirement age.
Retirement Process Model Letters
The EFA have produced some model letters to assist employers in delivering the Retirement Process.
Mind your Language
A guide, sponsored by Procter & Gamble, to getting recruitment right. This helps employers recruit the right people and comply with the age discrimination laws.
Employer Guide to Age Neutral Policies & Procedures
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.
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.
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.
Age Matters in a Downturn
Produced in conjunction with TAEN this booklet is full of helpful advice for organisations looking at issues around age and redundancy.
Age Bias Free Application Form
Getting recruitment right is one of the biggest challenges for any employer. To help employers deliver age neutral recruitment practice the EFA developed a bias free application form. This form works not only for age, but will also support good practice in other areas of equality.