Ministers will face calls this week to extend the laws to protect the elderly as tribunals brace themselves for a surge in age discrimination claims. So far an estimated 1,000-plus claims have been lodged since new laws outlawing ageism took effect last October. But the new regulations chiefly protect people in the work-place and do not extend to the provision of goods, services and facilities.
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Charities want ageism ban in finance and health services - The Times 3rd September 2007
Monday, September 03, 2007
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