Employers Forum on Age Links   as at 18/12/2004

For and up to date list please use www.efa.org.uk

Europe:

*       Community Action Programme to combat discrimination 2001-2006

*       European Parliament

*       The European Commission

Government:

*       Age Positive - where you can obtain more information about the Government's campaign on tackling age discrimination and promoting age diversity in the workplace

*       Are you over 50? - A practical guide to guide to advice, support and services across government

*       Better Government for Older People

*       Cabinet Office

*       Department for Education and Skills

*       Department for Trade and Industry

*       Department for Work & Pensions - Delivering support and advice to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people

*       Inland Revenue

*       Parliament

*       The Code of Practice for Age Diversity in Employment

*       Towards Equality and Diversity

Graduate Recruitment:

*       AGR - an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting employers in all aspects of graduate recruitment. We represent over 600 organisations that, between them, offer a high proportion of graduate opportunities in the UK.

HR/Diversity/Training:

*       Chartered Insititute of Personnel Development - (CIPD)

*       Croners CCH - Human Resource information centre

*       DLA - One of the UK's top ten law firms, has significant experience and capability in advising and supporting clients in the field of equality and diversity. DLA is able to offer advice and guidance on Diversity strategies, Equality audits, awareness programmes

*       Equality Direct - provides business managers with information & advice on equality issues

*       Personnel Today - HR & Personnel information source with news, articles and features

*       The Work Foundation - Set-up to improve working life, providing research & consultancy services

*       www.cpa.org.uk - Centre for Policy on Ageing- informing & influencing service providers through research & reference of older peoples' needs

Job Seekers:

*       ARP50 - Association of Retired & Persons over 50- a campaigning & social membership organisation

*       Employment Service

*       FiftyOn.co.uk - Championing work & work-life balance issues of the over 50s

*       Help The Aged - provides support to older people

*       IDF50 - I Don't Feel 50 - Provides information sources for those aged 49+

*       Maturity works - Web recruitment, information and advice on jobs & age discrimination

*       Monster - International job site

*       Working Careers - One stop career shop

*       www.wiseowls.co.uk - a non-profit organisation of people over 45. Based in London, wiseowls provide an employment agency, an educational website, and a Business Start Up Initiative

Other Age Campaign Organisations:

*       Age Concern England - (ACE)

*       Campaign against Age Discrimination in Employment

*       Grass Roots Group - Diversity and equality organisation

*       Third Age Employment Network - (TAEN)