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Profile: Richard Worsley, Director, Carnegie Third Age Programme
- Author:
- WORSLEY Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Equal Opportunities Review, 60, March 1995, pp.23-24.
Outlines the aims of the Carnegie Third Age Programme which is a follow up to the Carnegie Inquiry into the Third Age. One of the key elements is to persuade employers to adopt positive policies in respect of older workers.
Strengthening older people's rights: towards a UN convention
- Author:
- HELPAGE INTERNATIONAL
- Publisher:
- HelpAge International
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people are not recognised explicitly under the existing international human rights laws. This publication aims to strengthen understanding and awareness of the need for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. The authors outline why it is important to promote and protect the rights of older people and the connection between ageism, age discrimination and older people’s rights. The numerous ways in which older people’s rights are violated are highlighted. The authors argue that protection under existing international law is inadequate and that there is a need for a Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. This publication is intended to provide the arguments and tools for engaging stakeholders across the globe in debate about older people’s rights and the role of a convention.
Age of equality?: outlawing age discrimination beyond the workplace
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Age Concern report outlines the potential importance and impact of age discrimination protection – especially for the most vulnerable older people. It calls for public authorities, such as local and national government and the NHS, to be placed under a legal duty to promote age equality in every aspect of their work. Existing forms of discrimination mean that anyone over 65 with mental health needs is not included in mainstream services, and so receives less funding and reduced services. There is also overt discrimination in breast cancer treatment and bowel cancer tests, and many older report receiving inferior health and social care. Despite experience of ageism being three times more common than any form of discrimination – nearly one in four people (23%) has experienced some form of age discrimination – older people can also legally lose out on important goods and services simply because of the date on their birth certificate. Age Concern’s report calls for light-touch protection against unjust discrimination in goods and services. Discrimination is pervasive across all aspects of the lives of older people: insurance, car hire and financial products are often denied to people over certain ages, or at an extortionate premium; volunteers often experience cut off ages; and older people can be denied membership of clubs and association or admission to places of entertainment.
Age: a dubious criterion in legislation
- Authors:
- BREDA Jef, SCHOENMAEKERS David
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 26(4), July 2006, pp.529-547.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Policymakers like to make use of age criteria, because they provide a transparent and seemingly objective standard. In reality, however, age limits are not as innocent as they appear: distinctions on the basis of age are often irrelevant and the actual age thresholds tend to be arbitrary. Age limits can also be criticised from a theoretical perspective: how can the heterogeneity of today's older people be reconciled with uniform age-defined classes? In response to a European Union Directive of 2000, Belgium implemented strict anti-discrimination legislation. This provides all the more reason to ascertain the prevalence and justification of the use of age criteria in legislation. Belgium is a federal state with three communities and three regions, and the scrutiny has been restricted to the Flemish community and region. All legislation has been screened for the use of 50 or more years as an age criterion, and all occurrences have been critically examined. The paper focuses on three fields of statutory regulation: early retirement, concessionary public transport fares, and the different care entitlements of people with disabilities and of older people. Evidence of age discrimination was found, although often in a form that benefits older people. The justification of the age criterion was often inadequate, so the adoption often appears no more than convenient standard practice. The paper concludes that policy makers should consider the systematic replacement of age thresholds by other criteria.
Need for charging guidelines paramount
- Author:
- BRANDON David
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 3(1), January 1999, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In this article Age Concern England set out their case for the inclusion of older people to direct payments and urge further changes to policy and practice.
Giving voice to older people: dignity in care Welsh language toolkit
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Gwerfyl, JONES Enid, RHISIART Deian Ap
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The aim of the Welsh language toolkit is to raise awareness and understanding of the implications of the Welsh language in establishing dignity in care for older people living in Wales. It is aimed primarily at carers, managers, educators and trainers and focuses on the importance of language in maintaining dignity in care, particularly in the care of the older person and those with dementia.
Human rights enforcement agencies and the protection of older workers against discrimination: the case of the Quebec Human Rights Commission
- Author:
- FIRBANK Oscar E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 12(3), 2001, pp.65-86.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The article provides insight into the way a human rights enforcement agency, the Quebec Human Rights Commission in Canada, implements legal dispositions prohibiting age discrimination in employment. Drawing on data from claims filed before the Commission, the article establishes a quantitative profile of cases and examines the factors that are involved in the decisions made by the Commission. It is argued that (1) the Commission's approach in investigating age discrimination cases and (2) the burden of proof put on respondents are main contributing factors to a very limited number of cases being validated. However, despite apparent shortcomings, the Commission still fulfills an important role in defending and promoting older workers' rights. Its overall impact can be assessed only in connection with other social and employment policies geared at older workers. In conclusion, some recommendations to improve the functioning of the Commission are made.
Age discrimination legislation: choices for the UK
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The United Kingdom has committed itself to legislate against age discrimination in employment for the first time, by signing up to a recent European Commission Directive. A number of other countries already have such legislation. This study looked at what can be learned from those countries' experiences and analysed the options for the UK in designing age discrimination laws. The study identified legislation against age discrimination in employment in 13 countries, and looked in detail at three (Australia, Canada and the United States) where it has been established for some time.
Business support strategies for improving retention and reintegration of disabled employees in SMEs: a review of evidence and recommendations for pilot delivery within action two of the London Workforce Futures Equal Programme
- Author:
- TRINOVA
- Publisher:
- London Workforce Futures Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 93p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The London Workforce Futures Equal Development Partnership aims to develop a new coherent strategic policy framework and a co-ordinated best practice service model to address the identified needs of both SME employers and disabled employees for more responsive and flexible support, to reduce the current perceived fragmentation of service delivery. The programme of work specifically focuses on: the needs of SMEs; to enable them to adapt to the needs of workforce members. This will include an emphasis on implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act; the needs of disabled people (particularly those with mental ill-health) from black and minority ethnic communities, older people and lone parents; piloting innovative models of support using an employer-focused approach, new strategies, solutions and competency models (to enable effective reintegration and retention of employees who are suffering from physical or mental health problems as well as those who are at risk of drop-out from the workforce due to physical or mental stress)
Physical handicap: a guide for the staff of social services departments and voluntary agencies
- Authors:
- BELL Lesley, KLEMZ Astrid
- Publisher:
- Woodhead-Faulkner
- Publication year:
- 1981
- Pagination:
- 263p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge