Becoming an age friendly employer

摘要

As many as one in seven older workers think their age has cost them a job, a new survey from Business in the Community (BITC) and the Centre for Ageing Better UK has revealed. The Becoming an Age Friendly Employer report included a YouGov poll of more than 1100 employees over the age of 50, which found one in seven (14%) believed they had been turned down for a job due to their age. It was also found that 18% of older workers had hidden or considered hiding their age in job applications. In the UK, almost one in three workers are aged 50 and over and it is forecast that one million more over-50s will enter the workforce between 2018 and 2025. Almost half (46%) of BITC survey respondents said they thought their age would be a disadvantage in applying for a job, and one in four (27%) had been put off applying because the roles sounded as though they were aimed at younger workers.