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Article

27 Oct 2006

Author:
Steve Pain, Birmingham Post [UK]

Ageism rife in UK, claims report

Hard on the heels of the introduction of the new anti-ageism legislation which came into force on October 1, a new international workplace survey carried out by employment agency Kelly Services found that 40 per cent of job seekers in the UK believe they have been discriminated against when applying for work in the last five years...The major source of discrimination identified by respondents was age, which was cited by 17 per cent. This was followed by race (eight per cent), gender (six per cent) and disability (two per cent).