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Difference is 'value added'
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Management Services
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April 1, 2008
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- Spiers, Carole
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Copyright informationCopyright Institute of Management Services Spring 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Just over a year ago, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 banned age discrimination in terms of recruitment, promotion and training; together with unjustified retirement ages of lower than 65; and removed the former age limit for unfair dismissal and redundancy rights. The regulations were followed in April 2007 by the Gender Equality Duty - dubbed 'the biggest change to sex equality legislation since the Sex Discrimination Act' - which placed an obligation on all public bodies to promote gender equality and eliminate discrimination.
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April 1, 2004 ;
Anonymous;
524 words
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Kate Zernike New York Times News Service;
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The Journal of Men's Studies;
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SOMMER, VICKI L.;
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine;
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Bodnar, Janet;
787 words
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Anonymous;
472 words
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Men's Studies and Women's Studies: Commonality, Dependence, and...
The Journal of Men's Studies;
March 22, 2000 ;
URSCHEL, JOANNE K.;
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Newsweek;
March 27, 1995 ;
Begley, Sharon;
787 words
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The Boston Globe;
June 13, 2003 ;
Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff;
787 words
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