I'd agree with you, were it not explicit that this is UK employment law here. And is probably a UK-only issue. ACAS (crudely speaking, the body responsible for

I'd agree with you, were it not explicit that this is UK employment law here. And is probably a UK-only issue. ACAS (crudely speaking, the body responsible for UK employment law) have explicitly said so. "Avoid references, however oblique, to age in both the job description and the person specification. For example, avoid asking for ‘so many years’ experience. This may rule out younger people who have the skills required but have not had the opportunity to demonstrate them over an extended period. A jobseeker could challenge any time requirement and you may have to justify it in objective terms." (stolen from Peroni at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5442441 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5442441)