Representing older workers - a guide for trade union negotiators (July 2013)

Chapter 2

Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) recommendations to local negotiators on tackling age discrimination

• all equal opportunities policies, including those for recruitment, selection and career development must be free of age discrimination;

• appropriate staff development should be available at all stages and ages in teachers’ careers;

• support for women returners should be provided;

• support for mature graduates/entrants into teaching should be available;

• the age profile of the profession locally and the gender and age profile of promoted posts should be monitored;

• fully-funded in-service training, delivered by a variety of methods to suit a variety of learning needs, should be agreed;

• all staff and senior management must be trained on age discrimination.

Source: EIS Equality — Age Discrimination

www.eis.org.uk/images/pdf/age%20discrimination%20policy.pdf


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