Practical challenges to addressing age discrimination in Spain

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https://doi.org/10.12795/e-RIPS.2024.i02.05

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Non-discrimination, Equality of treatment, Ageism, Direct age discrimination, Indirect age discrimination, Intolerance, Recruitment, Employment, Work

Abstract

The 2023 Eurobarometer 2023 on Discrimination in the European Union listed age (being too old or too young) as being perceived amongst citizens of the European Union as being the top potential barrier to the labour market. This is despite specific European Union laws being in place for almost twenty-one years to tackle age discrimination in the labour market (Directive 2000/78/EC). In an evaluation of the implementation of Directive 2000/78/EC in the EU Member States in 2021, the European Commission found some stakeholders had a ‘limited awareness and application’ of the concept of indirect discrimination in domestic judicial practice. Despite Spain introducing a new comprehensive law on Equality of Treatment and Non-Discrimination in 2022 and a new Whistleblowing Law in 2023, practical difficulties to addressing age discrimination and particularly indirect age discrimination continue to exist.

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Published

2024-12-27

How to Cite

McKenzie, S. (2024). Practical challenges to addressing age discrimination in Spain. E-International Review on Social Protection, 9(2), 113–137. https://doi.org/10.12795/e-RIPS.2024.i02.05

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2024): Descarbonización y relaciones jurídicas de producción: políticas y acuerdos de transición justa en un contexto digital

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Received 2024-11-21
Accepted 2024-12-22
Published 2024-12-27
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