Information & advice

Acas - http://www.acas.org.uk/
Information and guidance on employment law.
‘Age and the workplace – a guide for employers’ : The Acas guidance to the Regulations is available to download from the website or by calling 08702 42 90 90

Advice Now  - http://www.advicenow.org.uk/
Website bringing together high quality information about legal rights‚ including on age discrimination.  
www.advicenow.org.uk/ageequality

Advice UK – http://www.adviceuk.org.uk/
UK network of advice-providing organisations.

CIPD – http://www.cipd.co.uk/
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development provides guidance‚ research and reports on age discrimination for people involved in HR and management. Includes guidance produced jointly with the TUC.

Citizens Advice – http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/  & http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/
Information and advice‚ including on age discrimination and other areas of employment law.

Department of Trade and Industry – www.dti.gov.uk/employment
Information and guidance on employment law for employees and employer.

Equality Challenge Unit – http://www.ecu.ac.uk/
Information and advice for the Higher Education sector on equality issues including age discrimination.

Help the Aged – http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/
Information for and about older people.
‘How to recognise cases of age discrimination – an adviser’s toolkit’ by Tamara Lewis is available to download from the Help the Aged website.

Law Centres Federation – http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/
The national body for Law Centres‚ which provide free independent advice and representation.

Legal Action Group – http://www.lag.org.uk/
Publications and training for lawyers and advisers

http://www.agediscrimination.info/
Information and guidance on the age discrimination legislation from Lewis Silkin LLP solicitors

NIACE (National Institute for Adult and Continuing Education) – http://www.niace.org.uk/
Information about the Regulations as they affect training and education.

TAEN (The Age and Employment Network) -  http://www.taen.org.uk/  &  http://www.agebusters.org.uk/
The Agebusters website has news and information including a set of guides to the age regulations.

TUC – http://www.tuc.org.uk/ & http://www.worksmart.org.uk/
Information and guidance on employment rights