Time to ditch the age stereotypes when hiring and retaining workers. Whether a person is young or old has no bearing on their suitability for a postition. Stereotypes and suggested generational clashes created by media stories have not helped employers realise this. Taking an age neutral approach to workplace policy is the answer. Philip Taylor says, “There’s very little evidence to support the notion that older workers perform better than younger workers or younger workers perform better than older workers”. Read Philip Taylor’s article in the CPA newsletter and get his tips for employing older workers and the links to his research.
