Asda start the process against Age Discrimination Regulations

Asda get a head with Age Discrimination by taking the date of birth off all UK application forms. Do other Companies need to follow...

Sally Laughton an Employment expert at Andersons Solicitors comments “Asda has taken a cautious approach by removing dates of birth from application forms. However, companies do need to review all of their policies and importantly their recruitment policies including application forms to ensure that they are not perceived to discriminate on the grounds of age.

With 1 month to go until the new regulations come into force, companies need to check their policies and procedures as a matter of urgency.

We’re finding a last minute surge with clients contacting us regarding this as it seems they’ve put it to the back of their finds until now!”


Sally Laughton is a Solicitor within the Employment Department at Andersons Solicitors in Nottingham, she can be contacted on 0115 988 6736 or email slaughton@andersonssolicitors.co.uk

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