What now? Key steps to take

• Adopt and publicise an equal opportunities policy that takes age into consideration
• Ensure employees are aware of their own responsibilities and the seriousness of any breach
• Train line managers
• Create a staff complaints procedure
• Have an objective approach to employee candidate selection
• Maintain good record keeping and monitoring procedures
• Avoid inexplicable, inconsistent treatment of employees
• Ensure that grievance and disciplinary procedures are adopted and publicised
• Review your employee benefits provision to ensure it complies with the new legislation – click here to find out how
• Transfer the risk to an insurer – click here to find out how