Minimum years exp in HR job adverts

Hi all

Ive always avoided including min years of experience when writing job adverts for most roles my company, instead i focused breadth/level of experience. Now that im looking for a HR job I often see minimum years of experience required. For example the requirements below for a HR Manager. Isnt this age discrimination if I had for example all of the other requirements but just 7 years experience? Am i missing something?

"Basic Qualifications

-10+ years of experience in an HR leadership role with broad knowledge and experience in a human resource management position

-University degree required

-Demonstrated experience supporting employee populations in large organizations"

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  • Was this the Amazon job? If so, it is common to see such things from an American company but it would have been nice for them to modify their language for the British market.

    As an aside, there is also a flaw in linking experience with effectiveness. I have been trying to understand my wife for over 20 years and she still baffles me
  • It is relatively common still in UK jobs not just american. Whilst it probably is challengeable under the Age Discrimination legislation (unless its a proportionate means to a legitimate end or some such wording) very few people will challenge it.
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