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Equality Bill Debated in the House of Lords
The Equality Bill has completed the Report stage in the House of Lords, following a debate on 2 March 2010 at which various amendments were discussed.
The key amendments debated in relation to employment law were as follows:
� An amendment was passed giving the power for �caste� to be included within the definition of �race� at a future date. The Government has recently commissioned research into caste discrimination.
� The proposal for a �sunset clause� to abolish the default retirement age of 65 automatically at the end of 2011 was withdrawn, following an assurance that the Government would take action on the default retirement age �as soon as reasonably practical�. The default retirement age is already the subject of an ongoing review by the Government
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March 17, 2010
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