A dramatic cultural change in our society is urgently needed to address deeply held age discrimination in the workforce before there is an economic crisis, says Age Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan.
Ms Ryan was commenting on a recent Australian Bureau of Statistics report that
found that older workers, as young as 45, are experiencing
discrimination in the workplace, especially at the critical time of
re-entry to work following a job loss or unemployment.
“In a country where we are constantly
being told there are skills shortages, this finding is an indictment on
the mindset of many people making recruitment decisions,” said
Commissioner Ryan. “It highlights that we have to move urgently away
from the discriminatory thinking that 45 means people are ready for the
employment scrap heap.”
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