I often read headlines that inform us that age discrimination is a really big problem, with the Age Discrimination Commissioner stating that unemployment among older Australians is a national disaster.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that one-third of older people who have given up looking for work say it is because employers think they are too old. In addition a staggering 68% of all age discrimination complaints to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in Australia are about employment. [Read more…]