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Age Doesn’t Matter in the Workplace: The Number of Complaints Tripled Since the Enforcement of the Age Discrimination Act
Date : 2010.03.31 00:00:00 Hits : 2172

 

Age Doesn’t Matter in the Workplace: The Number of Complaints Tripled Since the Enforcement of the Age Discrimination Act

 

The Age Discrimination Act, which prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of age, marked its first anniversary of the enforcement on March 22. The Act, which was previously confined to recruitment and hiring, has been applied to every stage of employment since January 2010, including compensation, allowances, privileges, education, training, transfer, promotion, retirement and discharge of employees.
 
The NHRCK conducts investigation and remedial action against cases of age discrimination in the framework of the Age Discrimination Act. The cases of age discrimination in employment were handled under the NHRCK Act before the enactment of the Age Discrimination Act. With the entry into force of the Act, the Ministry of Labor may order the parties to correct the discriminatory practice when the recommendations of the NHRCK are not accepted.
 
Since the Act was enforced, the number of related complaints has drastically increased: A total of 148 cases were filed to the Commission during the first year of the enactment, which increased three times than the previous year. In addition, the complaints are expected to increase even more, as 45 cases have been already received since January 2010, when the Act became applicable to all aspects of employment.
 
The NHRCK will endeavor to eliminate discrimination in employment by promoting the Age Discrimination Act in public and investigating cases on its own motion regarding age discrimination in the workplace including public organizations.
 

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