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Ramdon question, Employer asking age
blondie12_2
Posts: 18 Forumite
Nowt major.... Just wondering really, when ringing to ask about a job vacancy, is an employer allowed to ask your age straight away? As I know they aren't allowed to on an app form, so just wondered if the same applied in telephone calls.
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They're not allowed to discriminate because of age but they may still be allowed to ask the question0
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There may be an age stipulation by insurers for driving vehicles etc.Don’t be a can’t, be a can.0
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what sort of job is it?
They can ask as others have said but not discriminate because of age.0 -
Is 58 too old?0
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Is 58 too old?
For what? For a pole dancer, probably
, possibly for an HGV driver - or any long-distance driver if the company's insurance precludes people over a certain age.
But, with all this talk of people having to work well into their 70s (as I probably will now) 58 should not be too old for most jobs!0 -
It was for a weekend receptionist at a care home, nothing particularly exciting or nothing age related like bar work or driving....0
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Of course, it's a possibility that they WANT an older person.Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it.0
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Or a younger person. No lol. Its more than likely for insurance purposes. Was there a clue in the advert for the job or job details?The harder one works the luckier one gets!0
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For what? For a pole dancer, probably, possibly for an HGV driver - or any long-distance driver if the company's insurance precludes people over a certain age.
But, with all this talk of people having to work well into their 70s (as I probably will now) 58 should not be too old for most jobs!
Oh! I forgot to add, 58 with a bad back and dodgy eye?:(0
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