Ageism in the Workplace Affects All Ages
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by Dan Thomas
Ageism at work is a bigger problem for people in their late teens than their 50s, according to research from the Employers Forum on Age (EFA).
The EFA's report, Age at Work, is based on a decade-by-decade analysis of people's experiences, motivations and attitudes towards age and work.
It shows that it is a myth that age discrimination only affects the 50+ age group - 25% of school leavers have faced age discrimination compared to 21% of those over 50 and 18% of those over 60.
Young people are denied interesting and challenging jobs, which is why they move on frequently: it's nothing to do with a lack of "loyalty", the research shows.
Seventy per cent of those in their 20s believe a career path is important - the highest among all groups, yet only 25% are given interesting challenges and 21% claim what they do is boring.
