According to a recent study, 10.3% of over 60s in India felt they had suffered age discrimination.
49 year old Bollywood actress Shefali Shah has spoken out about age discrimination faced by older women in the acting industry.
2.99 million job seekers over the age of 50 (52%), who have searched for work in the past five years believe their age made employers less likely to hire them.
As more workers stop saving for their futures, it potentially creates more pensioners without the means to support themselves.
How old is “old”? A recent report commissioned by the Australian HR Institute and the Australian Human Rights Commission surveyed 604 HR professionals and business leaders and found the age at which workers are considered as ‘older’, is getting younger.
The WHO’s report highlights that key institutions, health, social and legal systems are impacted by ageism.
The retirement age in China is currently 60 for men and 55 for women. China’s latest 5 year plan proposes increasing that, but when and to what level is currently unknown.
Deferred choice underpin is the Government’s preferred method of resolving the public sector pensions problem that happened after McCloud.
The proposed Hate Crime Bill sends a “strong message” that age discrimination is “never acceptable”, according to Age Scotland Chief Executive Brian Sloane.
The Supreme Court of the United States has extended the scope of a "minsterial exception" to discrimination laws, potentially bringing many teachers at religious schools outside of the scope of protection against age discrimination.
Five employers have been penalised by the Ministry of Manpower after it found age discrimination in their hiring practices.
The Tafarn Dwynant in Ceinws, near Machynlleth, imposed the ban to avoid becoming a covid-19 hotspot. It reversed the decision after taking legal advice.
The redundancy rate for those in their 50s is double that of those in their 40s, suggests research by jobs site Rest Less.
Governments must promote more and better job opportunities for older workers in order to protect both living standards and the sustainability of public finances, according to an OECD report.
Employers in Kenya will no longer be able to force older workers to retire if a new Bill passes.