Aims to help employers and trade unions understand how to develop good practice to meet the requirements of the UK's "Age discrimination regulations 2006".

It looks at how the new regulations apply in the areas of:-
- retirement
- recruitment, selection and promotion
- pay, benefits and pensions
- appraisal, performance management and training
- health and safety
- redundancy and termination
- harassment and victimisation

It also includes: Guidance on producing an age equality policy; A summary of the law; and the ACAS fair retirement flowchart.

This guide has been produced for the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC).