Written question asked by Andrew Bennett (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 June 2004. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 June 2004 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many retired employees, and at what grade, have subsequently been re-employed by the Health and Safety Executive since 2001; and what plans he has to cease this policy. - Inc table.

Answer: Andrew Bennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many retired employees, and at what grade, have subsequently been re-employed by the Health and Safety Executive since 2001; and what plans he has to cease this policy. [176728] Jane Kennedy: Since 2001 there have been, broken down by grade, the following numbers of re-employed staff: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Grade Number of staff Band 1 (grade 6 equivalent): 1 Band 2 (grade 7): 6 Band 3 (SEO): 5 Band 4 (HEO): 2 Band 5 (EO): 0 Band 6 (AO/AA): 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. As these individual cases are based on justified business needs, there are no plans to review the current policy until such time as the provisions of the EU Directive "establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation" commonly known as the "Employment Directive" (2000/78/EC) and the provisions specifically relating to discrimination on the grounds of age have been implemented into UK legislation (by the end of 2006).

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