be given opportunities to improve your abilities, so they are the best they can be take part in making new policies that affect you. Policies are government plans for how things will be done. Australian laws In Australia there are laws about discrimination. They help to make sure you are treated fairly. The Age Discrimination Act 2004 (ADA) says it is against the law to discriminate against you because of your age. Discrimination can be direct, or indirect. Direct discrimination is when you are not treated as fairly as a person who is younger than you in the same, or similar, situation. Indirect discrimination is when there is a rule or policy that is the same for everyone but has an unfair effect on you, because of your age. The ADA covers situations where you have been discriminated against because of your age, including: not being employed not being given very good employment conditions not being offered opportunities for promotion or training being fired being left open to other types of disadvantage. The ADA says it is not against the law to discriminate against an older person in certain situations. For example, if you are not able to complete the inherent requirements of the job because of your age.
be given opportunities to improve your abilities, so they are the best they can be take part in making new policies that affect you. Policies are government plans for how things will be done. Australian laws In Australia there are laws about discrimination. They help to make sure you are treated fairly. The Age Discrimination Act 2004 (ADA) says it is against the law to discriminate against you because of your age. Discrimination can be direct, or indirect. Direct discrimination is when you are not treated as fairly as a person who is younger than you in the same, or similar, situation. Indirect discrimination is when there is a rule or policy that is the same for everyone but has an unfair effect on you, because of your age. The ADA covers situations where you have been discriminated against because of your age, including: not being employed not being given very good employment conditions not being offered opportunities for promotion or training being fired being left open to other types of disadvantage. The ADA says it is not against the law to discriminate against an older person in certain situations. For example, if you are not able to complete the inherent requirements of the job because of your age.
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