Managers in the UK have unrealistic expectations about retirement, according to a new report. There are also widespread concerns about age discrimination.
Age discrimination is widespread in UK organisations and many workers hold unrealistic perceptions about their own career prospects, according to the latest research on age discrimination by the Chartered Management Institute and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
The results of a survey* among 2682 managers and personnel professionals show that age discrimination persists in many organisations. Six in ten respondents (59 per cent) reported that they have been personally disadvantaged at work because of their age and nearly a quarter of those surveyed (22 per cent) admitted that age has an impact on their own recruitment decisions.
The research also revealed that almost half (48 per cent) of those surveyed had suffered age discrimination through job applications while 39 per cent believe their chances of promotion have been hindered by age discrimination. This claim is backed up by individual perceptions of age where over half (63 per cent) of respondents believed that workers between the ages of 30-39 years old had the best promotion prospects, with only 2 per cent citing 50 year-olds or above.
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