|  This laterlife....
Myra Kendall, forced to retire from her job as an
air hostess at the age of 55, helped collect a petition of 8,500 signatures protesting at
the decision. She wanted to know why the 68-year-old company chairman of BA, Lord Marshall, was able to stay in his job
when she had to leave hers.
Ageism rules. One
in five people have experienced some form of discrimination at work, most commonly due to
ageist attitudes, says Age Concern. Their Age
Positive campaign found that older workers suffer prejudice by employers, with assumptions
commonly made about resistance to change, lack of technological skills and an
unwillingness to accept new training. However
the young are not let off either. Discrimination
against younger workers includes the idea that they are unreliable, irresponsible, lack
organisational skills and are more likely to go off sick. |
