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U.K. employers are taking steps to address age bias as the country prepares for the adoption of European Union rules on workplace discrimination, according to a survey by the U.K. government's Department of Work and Pensions.
According to the report, 67% of surveyed employers are aware that the government will introduce legislation outlawing age discrimination in the workplace by October 2006, and 57% of respondents confirmed that they avoid using age limits and age-related terms in job advertisements.
In addition, 55% of respondents said that they do not use age as a basis for layoffs.
Nearly 1,200 companies of all sizes responded to the survey.
According to the survey, which was carried out by Bedfordshire, England-based Cranfield School of Management, 31% of employers already have an age discrimination policy in place and a further 38% say they plan to introduce such a policy.
The survey, "Age in the Workplace," is available by e-mail from emma.parry@cranfield.ac.uk.