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4 The Link Magazine • September 2002
Contract needed to combat age discrimination
PARKING Stamping out age discrimination is increasingly urgent in the light of
the ageing population and workforce, the crisis in pensions funding
CENTRAL SWINDON and suggestions for raising the state retirement age. It's the challenge
to the Government by Age Concern in its Age Equality Contract
Annual long stay launched in late July.
parking from only According to an Age
Concern / ICM poll car-
£52.58 per month ried outlast December,
31 million people be-
Contact Christine Jenkins lieve that Britain is
Tel: 01793-690600 ageist and almost a
third of 55 to 64 year
olds say they have been
discriminated against
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in employment because Bob Bannister, centre, with Jo Osorio, director of
your partner in business of their age. Age Concern Swindon and Swindon South MP
One such is West Julia Drown who has taken up his case
Swindon resident Bob
Banister who helped launch the ernment's steps to adopt the EU
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Z "e4 4 gaez 5^ contract in the House of Commons directive on Equal Treatment in
in late July. Bob, from Freshbrook,
S 4 4ae 1 currently works through an em- employment but only comprehen-
sive legislation can ensure that the
ployment agency for the Salvation proposed Single Equalities Com-
would like to welcome
Army. Yet when he applied directly mission deals with age on a level
Tracey Bonner to their team to the organisation for a job, he was playing field to race, gender and
told that he was too old. disability.
Senior stylist Tracey, who is qualified to the highest
The 'Age Equality Contract' is a Age Concern Swindon director
standard within the industry, brings a wealth of
experience and is a valued member of our team. demand on governement to pro- Jo Osorio said, "society will win if
duce a detailed plan on how it will it breaks the age barrier and uses
I racey says: 'I he atmosphere at Duncan's is
Tracey. left, with Duncan's end age discrimination in five key older people's potential to the full.
friendly and informal yet thoroughly professional. owner Olga Hiadusz areas where thousands suffer This is not only morally right but
I am very happy to be here.'
ageism on a daily basis: in employ- makes sound economic sense."
For a new style. cut or colour, call in for a free consultation ment; health; social care; learning Copies of the Age Equality Con-
To book an appointment call 874825 and in the marketplace. tract can be obtained from Jo Osorio
Open times: Tuesday & Wednesday 9am - 6pm • Thursday & Friday 9am - 7pm Age Concern welcomes the Gov- on 692166.
Saturday 8.30am - 3.30pm
Over 50s get together for
a regular monthly coffee
morning at Peatmoor
Community Primary
School. The next takes
place on Wednesday 11
September, 10am to
11.30am.
fl tYiw zuays welcome to turn
Newcomers are al-
up and catch up with
what's going on in the
YOUR LOCAL PVC-U MANUFACTURER community.
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