Sunday 21 January 2018

How To Combat Ageism In The Workplace

By Christine King


When it comes to applying for a certain position, most people only apply for the position if they know that they are suitable or qualified to handle that role. Ultimately, they may be 100 people that are qualified to take on one specific at all. Ultimately though it is the decision of the company as to who they choose to hire. In most cases if you get older people applying for the specific position, the younger people always chosen and accepted while old people are declined. The specific practice is referred to as ageism in the workplace.

So this basically applies to anybody only is approaching middle age or about middle age. Ultimately, younger people will always be preferred for the specific a role or position over you just because of your age. So if you have decent apply for a job and don't know why you declined but you are approaching middle age or over it, you should consider this.

So what basically happens is that a position is advertised and then you get a number of applicants applying for that specific role. Ultimately, the applicants will range and different in age and qualifications as well. Ultimately, when it comes to choosing the most suitable candidate, most companies go with the younger applicant. This could be due to stereotypes related to growing older.

In most cases this happens in all different types of companies. It doesn't matter whether that is a large corporation, , or a small business enterprise. Ultimately, it this type of discrimination is practice across the board irrespective of the size of the company. So where it happens is irrelevant.

It has been happening for decades and it is simply a stereotype. However there are certain laws that also encourage the stereotype one of them being the retirement age law. However, this can all be changed with time. So basically doesn't matter where or when it takes place all that matters is that it is still being practiced even told this day.

One of the things that people can do is basically try to get the laws in the countries changed. Lately the laws regarding the mandatory age for retirement has changed in certain countries and this is helping the employment process when it comes to middle-age people seeking a job.

So ultimately what tends to happen is that younger people form certain perceptions of older people in their mind. This is also due to the fact that within the workplace there is a generational gap. So you never get younger people in a team collaborating with older people in that same specific team. So this could lead to certain stereotypes sticking.

So when it comes to trying to change this, people need to stick together and stand up for one thing and communicate in one voice. Ultimately, if more people get together and fight against this unfair practice and discrimination against the elderly, then They basically will get laws changed in their specific countries. The only time that companies will be able to get away with this is if people allow them to do so.




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