Types of age discrimination
In general terms, age discrimination can be classified into two types.
They are:
- Direct discrimination – occurs when a person is treated less favourably than others because of their age or on the basis of some characteristic that generally relates to their age group.
- Indirect discrimination – occurs when someone discriminates against the aggrieved person on the ground of their age by: imposing or proposing to impose a condition, requirement or practice; the condition, requirement or practice is not reasonable; and the condition, requirement or practice has or is likely to have the effect of disadvantaging persons of that age.