1st Edition

Age Discrimination in Employment

By Malcolm Sargeant Copyright 2007
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

Increased life expectancy and an ageing workforce have highlighted the problem of age discrimination in developed countries. Malcolm Sargeant's Age Discrimination in Employment is an encyclopedic guide for HR specialists and employment lawyers to the nature of age discrimination in the workplace in a number of countries, along with a discussion of the main thrust of employment law in this area,... Read more
Contents: Age discrimination; United Kingdom perspectives; European perspectives and the Framework Directive; Age discrimination at work; Retirement; Experiences in other countries; Multiple discrimination; The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Malcolm Sargeant is Professor of Labour Law at Middlesex University, UK, and author/ co-author of Employment Law (Third Edition) 2005, Essentials of Employment Law (Eighth Edition) 2004, Questions and Answers on Employment Law (Second Edition) 2006, Consultation with Employees 2002, Transfers 2002, Maternity and Parental Leave 2000, and Age Discrimination in Employment 1999.

'This book is recommended for academic law libraries with European Union, international law, or comprehensive labor and employment law collections. In addition, practitioners with multinational employment law practices will appreciate its coverage of the advances in age discrimination law in the EU and UK. ' Legal Information Alert (USA)