Information & advice

The law gives you the right not to suffer a disadvantage at work because of your age. 

This means you should not have less favourable terms and conditions than younger colleagues, because of your age (unless your employer can justify this, or it is covered by an exception). 

Your employer should not take your age into account when making decisions about promotion (unless your employer can justify this, or it is covered by an exception such as being a genuine occupational requirement for the position).

If you become ill

The upper age for payment of Statutory Sick Pay is removed under the age regulations. 

This means that people who are still working after age 65 are entitled to SSP for up to 28 weeks, in the same way as other employees.

 

Find out more about the age discrimination law

 

 

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