Employers miss out when they stereotype mature aged workers

By Dynamic Business · 21 March 2017 · Featured

Employers miss out when they stereotype mature aged workers

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Summary

Workers aged 50 and older face barriers to finding meaningful employment due to stereotypes that suggest they lack competencies employers demand or their skills have a ‘use by date’. Looking at the research, however, these stereotypes are not only harmful to mature-age workers, they’re harmful to businesses. According to Australian Human Rights Commission, while mature-age […]