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Law to tackle age discrimination

The government is to propose a new law to promote the equal treatment of all groups in society. The law will also try to close the gender pay gap. Prof Bhupinder Sandhu, who chairs the BMA's equal opportunities committee says the quality of the care for the elderly needs to be improved and Harriet Harman, the minister responsible for the law explains how the legislation would work for employers.

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