Specifying a required minimum number of years' experience is
discriminatory against young people?  I find this incomprehensible.

Julia Muney Moore
Public Art Administrator
Blackburn Architects, Indianapolis, IN
(317) 875-5500 x230
 

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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Age discrimination legislation (UK)

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Advertising phrases such as "5 years management experience" or even "10 

years experience" or "would suit an older person" will be regarded as 
discriminatory; the first two on the basis that a recent graduate or
youn
g 
applicant has not had time to gain years of experience.

The more obvious "We are looking for a young person to join our dynamic 

team" is plainer and easier to discern, but employing on the basis of 
experience, training, qualifications, life choices might all be seen as 

indirectly discrimatory. 

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