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 Nearly four million people in the UK feel that they have been discriminated against because of their age, with workers as young as 35 falling victim to age discrimination. But ageing populations across the developed world means that in the not too distant future there will be too few workers to pay the pensions of older people. Policymakers have woken to the fact that we need to have a greater number of middle aged and older people employed. But sadly, most employers have not; in the UK alone, official figures estimate that age discrimination in the workplace is costing the economy £31bn a year. USEFUL LINKS |
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Essential ReadingEmployers in denial over aging workforce
Despite many U.S. businesses already experiencing the effects of an aging workforce, a significant proportion of have failed to put any plans in place to deal with the problem.
Age bias undergoing its own phased retirement
Just how prevalent is ageism in U.S. organisations? The overwhelming majority of Americans believe that it's still a problem, but demographic realities mean that it could be undergoing its own phased retirement.
What happens when the 'baby boom' bubble bursts?
Will the retirement of the 'baby boom' generation lead to a labour shortage in the U.S. or will there instead be a skills shortage and increased unemployment as organisations offshore jobs in search of cheaper skilled workers?
Ageing workforce changing the way managers plan their strategy
As the workforce grows older, companies are spending more time and effort analysing and forecasting the talent they have or need to acquire in order to execute their business strategy.
Mandatory retirement opposed worldwide
For many people in the developed world, traditional retirement is a thing of the past. A new global survey suggests that eight out of 10 want to scrap mandatory retirement while just 14 per cent equate financial independence with old age.
Attitudes to retirement transcend age
A worker's age is irrelevant when it comes to second-guessing when they are likely to want to retire or how long they will keep working, a British survey has revealed.
Capitalizing on generational differences
This week is National Older Worker Week in America, and in keeping with one of my mantras, "Value the Differences, Adapt to the Differences," I thought it a good idea to look at how to capitalize on generational differences.
Legislation 'not the answer to ageism'
Legislation on its own will not solve the problem of age discrimination in Britain's workplaces because most people simply don't take it as seriously as they do prejudice based on race and religion.
Latest on AgeismStop downturn stereotyping, managers advisedA sharp spike in age discrimination claims on both sides of the pond could be eased by managers considering how they stereotype older workers, a leading academic claims.
How to stop your 'snow birds' flyingRather than just clipping the wings of older "snow bird" workers, managers should use them as mentors, give them access to learning and be more flexible about how they work
Middle-aged managers most vulnerable to redundancyWith new research suggesting that it may be 2013 before we start to see any significant upturn in employment, middle-aged managers in their 40s and 50s will remain especially vulnerable to the axe.
Managing millennialsThere's no question that managing millennials – Generation Y - is a hot topic. Many of my generation view Gen Y as a different species, a pain in the neck or just plain subversive. But I've never come to any of these conclusions. Why? Because I just manage them as I do any other employee.
Generation Y let down by schools and managersThe demands of Generation Y are the stuff of workplace legend. But in reality, younger workers are as much let down by the education system and negative stereotyping as they are by their own failings.
Companies in denial about ageing workforceIt may be a buyer's market now when it comes to hiring new talent, but the twin challenges of the ageing workforce and falling birth rates haven't gone away.
Passing on the skill of aging.Western socieies need a new attitude towarsd ageing. Because if we continue to sideline and box-in people after their so-called retirement, the cost of containment will bankrupt us all.
Gen Y still think the world owes them a livingIf you thought the recession would curb the inflated, want-it-all entitlement fantasies of Generation Y, new research suggests you'd better think again.
Mind the leadership gapMany things are hard to predict right now. The imminent departure of the Baby Boomer generation into retirement should not be one of them. So why are so many U.S firms bracing themselves for a leadership and skills vacuum at the top?
How to turn on Generation YEmployers often lament that Millennials don't work hard, lack commitment, are devoid of loyalty, indulged and require excessive praise. But they're mistaken. Employers just need to change their mindsets.
Gen Y happy to knuckle downThey've been slated as lazy, over-indulged, demanding slackers. But Generation Y is not really that different from generations past, new research argues.
Will bitter 70-year-olds become a common sight in the office?Twenty years from now the workplace could be clogged up with a generation of embittered older workers who cannot afford to retire yet resent being told what to do.
Technology critical for younger workersManagers who ban the use of personal mobiles, instant messaging and social networks in the office risk an exodus of younger staff for whom technology is now a way of life.
Baby-boomer departures a threat to competitivenessThe departure of the baby-boomer generation into retirement poses a grave threat to the competitiveness of the US economy.
Why it doesn't pay to pigeonhole Gen YFar from being a bunch of self-centred eco-warriors, Gen Y staff can often make great team players, with half even intending to stick with their employer for at least the next five years.
The Gen Y headacheIt's often assumed one of the pluses about Generation Y employees is that they're good at adapting to change. Not so, says new research – and they're also flighty, badly organised, poor at planning and less productive.
Generation Y the least engagedThe knives are out again for Generation Y as a new survey finds that in almost all parts of the world, employees born since 1980 are the least engaged members of the workplace.
Phased retirement staves off talent exodusFaced with the mass exodus of baby-boomers, American employers are increasingly turning to phased retirement programs to keep workers on board for as long as possible.
Guard your hiveYour company has important resources that are worth protecting. They're called experienced workers. If this sector of your workforce flies out the door tomorrow, their wisdom – and that of others - will follow
The aging workforce – a disappearing asset?Organisations throughout the developed world face two key challenges. How do they keep their best, most experienced and knowledgeable people? And how can they make better use of those who are considering retirement?
Life-long earningThe ability to work and earn should be a lifelong right – and it is a demographic reality that employees, governments and employers are just going to have to get their heads around.
Age is the new battlegroundAge is rapidly becoming Britain's main workplace discrimination battleground, with the number of age-related grievances rising sharply.
Ageism endemic in British workplacesOne year after the introduction of legislation intended to outlaw age discrimination in British workplaces, ageism appears to be as deep-rooted as ever.
New metaphors for oldThe common conception that once human beings reach a certain point on the crest of life's span it will be downhill all the rest of the way, is just plain wrong.
Ageing workforce will challenge employersWith three-quarters of employees anticipating working beyond 65, the number of Britons working past retirement age is expected to treble by 2017, posing big challenges for employers.
Retiring baby-boomers leave managers at a lossAmerica's employers are already starting to feel the effects of their ageing workforce as their sixty-somethings retire, not least in an exodus of highly experienced senior and middle management.
Older, fitter, indispensableFar from being a drain on society, older people across the world are making huge contributors to the economic and cultural wellbeing of their nations, with more than one in 10 now working into their 70s.
Boomer or slacker, we're all the sameConventional wisdom has it that generational differences between boomers, slackers and Generation Ys are tearing workplaces apart. But according to a new book, this gulf in values between older and younger people is a myth.
Wandering into a demographic disasterThe majority of employers in developed economies are ignoring all the evidence of growing talent shortages with a mere one in seven having any strategies in place to recruit older workers.
Pushed out by younger colleaguesBrian is 55 and has been working with the same organisation for 15 years. But with the arrival of a younger generation of talent, he fears that he could be sidelined out.
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