ABSTRACT
This chapter begins by addressing the wider constitutional ideals which, though carefully worded, too often fail to protect society members against arbitrary constraints such as age discrimination and gender inequality. The concept of human dignity will be considered in this wider constitutional context according to legal and ethical implications for its application in the modern workplace. Historically, the development of anti-discrimination and equality legislation has proceeded in the UK on an ad hoc basis. Workplace age discrimination in Denmark was tackled by the 2004 Act, as a result of the European Union's Employment Equality Regulations. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Report also encouraged countries to introduce anti-discrimination compliance programmes complemented by diversity initiatives, as diversity initiatives have proven to be successful in helping to create a workplace environment and organisational culture which view individual differences as positive.
