Discriminating against older workers is unethical and illegal.Ending ageism in the workplace represents a major challenge.
Given the well-documented and not encouraging employment statistics with regard to age, the question has to be asked: Why are most companies dead-set against hiring someone in their 50s or 60s despite equal opportunity policies and ESG initiatives? More broadly, why do managers purposely choose to engage in any unethical and illegal activity, particularly in today’s socially responsible business climate? Even HR and DEI people must recognize that eliminating job candidates based on a physical...
By ignoring industry best practices and breaking the law , there have to be compelling reasons why HR and DEI people choose to do such an obviously wrong thing.Here are what I believe to be the primary reasons:We may elect septuagenarian presidents, but otherwise, our country values youth over age. Youth signifies energy, vitality, and beauty, while age represents weakness, decline, and unattractiveness.
LarrySamuel This is sad, I didn’t realize it was such a problem. I never saw our society or the elderly in that view. Though just because I don’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.