The Importance Of Ageism In The Workplace
. Introduction
Age is a wonderful thing. There are many discussion about age; good and bad. This report will explain the importance of age and will cover the main issues of discrimination. From the young generations to the old generation, age has its positives and its negatives.
The ‘Coming of Age’ is a celebration of entering adulthood, you are able to do things which you would not have been able to do before you turning a certain age. Many more opportunities become open to you. Such as entering the workplace to retiring, to being able to start a family, getting married, living on your own, learning to drive and having a career, the list goes on.
Ageism is an important issue happening daily among the workplace. The older generation are not getting jobs as they are said to be too old to work whereas the younger generation are said to be too young. Thankfully todays society have the Equality Act which helps protect discrimination against many different topics but somehow ageism is still happening among the workforce. When the ‘Baby Boomers’ were born this was an extraordinary time for society during …show more content…
Patricia Sahertian directed a documentary called “Cut Back: Facing Ageism’. This documentary brings to our attention the real life daily issues that work seekers among us today are facing. This documentary interviews workers who are seeking jobs with an extraordinary amount of years of experience who are not being given work or are being replaced by a younger employee because they are not fit enough for the job. These people have gone for hundreds of interviews and are not being given work because they are too old. The older generation are starting to feel “useless”, “worthless” and “numb”. We live in an ageing population where older workers are able to work longer as they are able to keep up and they do have the knowledge and
Age is a wonderful thing. There are many discussion about age; good and bad. This report will explain the importance of age and will cover the main issues of discrimination. From the young generations to the old generation, age has its positives and its negatives.
The ‘Coming of Age’ is a celebration of entering adulthood, you are able to do things which you would not have been able to do before you turning a certain age. Many more opportunities become open to you. Such as entering the workplace to retiring, to being able to start a family, getting married, living on your own, learning to drive and having a career, the list goes on.
Ageism is an important issue happening daily among the workplace. The older generation are not getting jobs as they are said to be too old to work whereas the younger generation are said to be too young. Thankfully todays society have the Equality Act which helps protect discrimination against many different topics but somehow ageism is still happening among the workforce. When the ‘Baby Boomers’ were born this was an extraordinary time for society during …show more content…
Patricia Sahertian directed a documentary called “Cut Back: Facing Ageism’. This documentary brings to our attention the real life daily issues that work seekers among us today are facing. This documentary interviews workers who are seeking jobs with an extraordinary amount of years of experience who are not being given work or are being replaced by a younger employee because they are not fit enough for the job. These people have gone for hundreds of interviews and are not being given work because they are too old. The older generation are starting to feel “useless”, “worthless” and “numb”. We live in an ageing population where older workers are able to work longer as they are able to keep up and they do have the knowledge and