Older nurses and midwives in the NHS

When theEmployment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (Office of Public Sector Information 2006) came into force late last year, a raft of legislation designed to promote equal opportunities in workplaces across the UK was completed. The purpose of the regulations is to ensure that no worker is disadvantaged in the workplace, and all workers are given equal access to training and promotion. To ensure that older workers are not disadvantaged, the upper age limit for claiming redundancy rights or challenging unfair dismissals has been removed, which means that older workers now have the same rights in these areas as younger workers.