Why do businesses often discriminate against age eventhough they aren't supposed to?

Answer 1

I think it is because they are short sighted. As someone who is currently unemployed and facing her 60th birthday next March, this is an essential question for me. I try to put myself in their place, and look at the realities of the job.

For entry level positions, it is reasonable that they want someone young enough to move up in the company. But such a position, normally considered "entry level" might also benefit from including someone who has learned much from the School of Hard Knocks, and can provide a stabilizing effect on the younger crew members. And the higher the skill and experience levels required for a given position, the more an older person is going to be preferred, not merely tolerated.

Some people say the problem is the number of years to retirement age. Nonsense: younger people are more likely to be lured away by adventure or a bigger salary. And younger people are more likely to leave due to upheavals in their private lives, or emotional problems, including drugs or alcohol. The number of years a person actually will work before they leave, whether to retire or otherwise, is not predictable from their age, let alone their apparent age in an interview, since it is illegal to ask for an actual numerical value.

OK, there are accommodations on both sides. An older person may use their medical insurance more for themselves, but they are unlikely to have dependents to use it, or to need time off for taking care of other family members. An older person may be slower of foot, but quicker of mind. And experience does count, it really does. Real world experience more generally, and not just in the field of the particular job. Older people are less likely to call in sick for trivial reasons, for example, and tend to have low absentee rates. They are more likely to have learned good manners and a bit of diplomacy, and be less likely to upset and annoy customers or clients with inappropriate remarks or emotional responses to stressful situations. And as mentioned before, they can thus set a good example for younger members of the team.

So why do businesses discriminate? Poor judgment, to some significant degree. So go work for someone with good judgment, who can recognize your qualities.

Answer 2

Age has been recognized by the US Supreme court to be a "suspect class" which means you cannot, by law, descriminate against someone for employment, housing, etc. because of their age. The one loophole is that you have to be able to satisfy the "Bonafide Occupational Qualifications" that the position requires. For example, the job requires heavy lifting, but you are an 80 y/o with a bad back or a 16 y/o that wieghs 85 Lbs. You would be unable to satisfy the above stated criterium. In this case, the US Supreme Court has held that you MAY be discriminated against.

Answer 3

because someone lower than 18 isn't an grownup and inspite of what you're saying, they are worry makers and adults do no longer prefer to administration them at the same time as they are out with relations's the project about a agency can no longer deny a black human being isn't precisely properly proper both. If that black human being is lower than 18 they is also denied providing the save is doing that with each human being lower than the age of 18 There are not any federal regulations that say a keep proprietor or agency has to allow an 18 12 months previous into their position of agency.

Answer 4

Businesses FOCUS on Tangible ROI. The truth is discrimination is a projection you're psyche has placed in front of your minds eye. When you perceive discrimination that is a self inflicted mental illness/definciency. Reflect your truth and see how eyebrows raise, ears perk up and interest flows your way. Respect the rules. Choose to speak last in a room full of peers. Oh yeah. You better have something valuable to say or your credibility will POOF disappear. Good luck! If you would like send me an example and I will articulate a response for you to mimic.

Answer 5

Bussiness often makes the mistake of believing that a person is too young to have the experience or to old to have the capability to do the job. It is part of human nature to see what your mind's eye tells it to see and not what is really there. It's sad but true and also illegal that age is still a barrier to opportunity.

Answer 6

Allot of times they weigh the number of years to work towards retirement age. On the other end they feel a young person is liable to head off to college or not be serious about there work and so forth...

Answer 7

thats like saying why does bad happen even thou we have the technology to successfully track every human person people just dont care sontimes about others

Answer 8

they believe a older person will have Moore qualifications and more talent to bring to the company then a younger person.

Answer 9

Because, they figure that it is the practical way to go.