§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she intends to introduce legislation to ban advertisements for job vacancies which place an age bar.
§ Mr. McLoughlinEmployers who refuse to consider people purely because of their age miss out on the skills, experience and commitment which older people can bring to a job. Banning age limits in job advertisements, however, would do nothing to prevent discrimination occurring later on at the interview or selection stages. The way forward is to persuade employers who discriminate that it is in their own best interests to treat everyone on their merits, regardless of age.