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5 Myths About Older Workers Busted (You’ll Be Happy to Learn They’re Not Grumpy)

Linkedin Talent Blog

nonprofit for Americans 50 or older, more than 40 percent of workers over the age of 40 say they’ve experienced age discrimination at their job in the last three years. The juxtaposition between the superior performance of older workers and the discrimination against them in the workplace just really makes no sense.”

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The Negative Impact of Knowledge Discrimination

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

Knowledge discrimination, a term established by lifelong learning expert and author Peter Smith, acknowledges that we discriminate in favor of knowledge based on where it is learned rather than how well an individual knows it and can apply it. Video production: Andrew Kennedy Lewis.

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An Employer’s Guide to Navigating the DEI&A Landscape

Trusaic

With the landscape around diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEI&A) continuing to evolve, employers need to be aware of what their responsibilities are for ensuring a safe, discrimination-free work environment for their staff.

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HR How-To: Avoid Diversity Recruiting Mistakes

Abel HR

When it comes to recruiting, we all know the rules on discriminating against gender, race, cultural background, etc. But are there other, perhaps less obvious, ways in which you can discriminate against candidates? If you’re picking candidates from the Ivy Leagues, you expect your candidate to be among the best and the brightest.

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Why are employee handbooks important? Here’s 7 reasons

Insperity

The handbook creates a shared knowledge base with the rest of the team and helps ensure everyone knows what is important. Employment-related lawsuits and claims are often based on inconsistent treatment or lack of notice of company policies and procedures. They understand workplace policies and procedures.

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Midlife Employees – The Gold Standard of Employment

TalentCulture

And despite age discrimination being illegal when it comes to employment, 64 percent of older job seekers say they have seen or experienced it , according to the AARP. Career shifters, in particular, can bring a wide-ranging knowledge base and the eagerness to learn new skills. You’ll gain incredibly loyal employees.

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Understanding and Driving Equality in the Workplace

Vantage Circle

Although the laws are in place against discrimination of any form, however, discrimination is still prevalent to certain extent everywhere. It also includes people with differences in education, personalities, skill sets, experiences, and knowledge bases. What exactly is Equality in the workplace? Bill Clinton.