Preparing for the legislation
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Employment experts say haulage firms should start preparing for age discrimination laws now by ensuring that they meet the terms of the Code of Practice on Ago Diversity. It sets out the following principles: Recruitment—recruit on the basis of the skills and abilities needed to do the job.
Selection—select on merit by focusing on application form information about skills and abilities, and on performance at interview.
Promotion—base promotion on the ability, or demonstrated potential, to do the job.
Training and development—encourage all employees to take advantage of relevant training opportunities.
Redundancy—base decisions on objective, job-related criteria.
Retirement—ensure that retirement schemes are fairly applied, taking individual and business needs into account.