they fail to take into account the loss of experience, knowledge and commitment, which occurs with the departure of older employees.
Ultimately, employers need to abandon the fallacious presumptions, as reflected in the aforementioned phrase, and adopt an objective stance towards older employees. Instead of viewing older employees as unmotivated individuals who are heading towards inactivity in retirement, employers should acknowledge them as an invaluable resource of experience, knowledge and discipline. Concomitantly, employers should adjust their employment policies to enable them to tap into this invaluable resource.
2. Age discrimination in the workplace has become increasingly prevalent as the large population of Baby Boomers heads towards the retirement age and continues to work due to financial reasons. This phenomenon is inextricably interwoven with the practice of ageismùthe judgment of people based solely on their age. Ageism encompasses many stereotypical beliefs about old people, which are manifested in different ways in the w
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