Campaigners are calling on Government to clarify when it will fulfil its promise to outlaw age discrimination in the workplace.
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The Bermudan Government is still looking at prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of age in the workplace, according to Community Minister Wayne Scott.
The Government in Bermuda has pledged to replace the outdated Human Rights Act with broader legislation that addresses sexual orientation and age discrimination.
Youth, Families and Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney outlined plans to amend the Bermudan Human Rights Act to outlaw age discrimination (and sexual orientation discrimination).
Amendments to the Bermudan Human Rights Act will ban age discrimination and mandatory retirement.
A charity director claims the Island’s potential pensions crisis could be eased at almost no cost simply by adding a word to their Human Rights Act. banning age discrimination would allow people to work longer if they wished and keep earning.