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Age Discrimination

Commentary
The Army Should Be Looking for a Few Older Soldiers
Recruiting older people to enlist in the Army could help increase numbers, quality, and talent. Individuals who enlist over the age of 21 perform better as soldiers on several metrics. Recruiters have noted that older recruits are of higher quality, more focused, and more motivated.
Apr 7, 2023
Journal Article
Barriers to Gender Transition-Related Healthcare: Identifying Underserved Transgender Adults in Massachusetts
Age, income, education, insurance coverage, and healthcare discrimination were key factors associated with being unable to access transition-related care among transgender adults in Massachusetts.
Nov 30, 2017
Journal Article
Personality and Employment Transitions at Older Ages: Direct and Indirect Effects Through Non-Monetary Job Characteristics
We assess the extent to which personality traits are directly associated with labor force transitions at older ages and moderate the effect of non-monetary job characteristics on retirement decisions.
Aug 18, 2017
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: BT, United Kingdom
BT has an 'age neutral' approach to promoting diversity and equality among age groups in its workforce.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Cambridgeshire County Council, United Kingdom
Cambridgeshire County Council's 2006-2010 people strategy sets priorities and limits on age management of employees.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: United Kingdom
Explores the age management practices of companies in nine European Union (EU) Member States, in light of restructuring undergone during the recession.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Vienna General Hospital (AKH Wien), Austria
Vienna General Hospital sees the importance of the tackling the issue of ageing in terms of organisational strategy, organisational culture, personal development, organisation of work, and individual health of employees.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Borealis Agrolinz Melamine GmbH, Austria
While age management at the Borealis Group has always made use of generous regulations for early retirement there has also been a movement to maintain older workers in the workplace by creating sustainable work processes and adapting work practices to take into account employees' needs.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Ford, Spain
In Spain, the Ford Collective Agreement has some specific policies aimed at older workers that affect seniority bonuses and retirement practices.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Abengoa, Spain
Abengoa has HR practices and policies that promote the employability and mobility of all workers regardless of age. The organisation also has specific age management policies including partial retirement policies.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: DHV, the Netherlands
DHV, a company reliant on the knowledge and personal skills of people, has placed strong emphasis on training and development, on promoting a healthy workforce, as well as on new ways of working, all of which provide more freedom for workers to choose the means to do their work.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: KPN, the Netherlands
In the Netherlands employers were encouraged to invest more in education and training instead of preferential age-related benefits, as part of efforts to make employing older staff more attractive to companies.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: Made in Inox, Belgium
The experience of Made in Inox shows that micro-businesses are unlikely to have a dedicated human resources policy.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Impact of the Recession on Age Management Policies: Case Study: BARCO, Belgium
According to representatives of the company interviewed for this case study, there has been a greater willingness to recruit people aged 50 or more during the economic cycle of the past two to three years, but this is cyclical.
Jan 1, 2012
Testimony
Encouraging Work at Older Ages
As men and women extend their working lives, they enhance their own retirement income security and may ease the strain of an aging population on economic growth as well as shore up the finances of Social Security and Medicare, according to testimony presented by Nicole Maestas before the Senate Finance Committee.
Jul 12, 2010
Dissertation
Extending the Working Lives of Older Workers: The Impact of Social Security Policies and Labor Market
Addresses issues related to public policies that encourage the extension of working lives of the elderly in the United States.
Jun 14, 2010