How to Challenge Discrimination Against Old Age in The Workforce

Engineer mentoring apprentice on traditional lathe in engineering factory

Older engineer mentoring engineering apprentice on traditional lathe in engineering factory Credit: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images

Despite Australia's retirement age now being 67, workers aged 51 to 55 are often considered to be older workers during hiring processes.


The study also found while half of employers responding to the survey find it difficult to fill vacancies, just 56 per cent of them say they are to a large extent open to hire workers aged 50 to 64.

One way to counter ageism is to allow people of various ages to work together.

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