Age discrimination in the workplace
Starting as early as 45 years of age. Guess it depends on what occupation you’re in.
Almost a third of Australians perceived some form of age-related discrimination while employed or looking for work in the last 12 months the study found.
The study findings align with previous research from the Australian Human Rights Commission where 27 per cent of Australians aged 50 years and over had recent experience of age-based discrimination in the workplace. This was regardless of their experience, enduring capabilities or working preferences.
Education, training and a steady working history were not guaranteed to help study participants in their search for employment. Some interviewees had found it necessary to accept work for which they felt overqualified. Job seeker services in particular were considered ill-equipped to assist older, highly experienced and often well-educated adults.
Source: ABC from The Conversation
Age Discrimination Act 2004 brought in by Peter Costello to do just that, stop the over 45's back then being 'too old' usually because the person doing the hiring younger and often scared the person knew more than them which lets face the facts, is all too often the truth.
I expected to see changes but they never happened job ads often still say age around 35 or so. When should be junior or up to 65.
Only recently they appointed a Commissioner - female aged 70 at the time, but to date she seems to just pick up the salary as nothing has changed.