Age Discrimination in the Work Place
The law is specific with regards to Age Discrimination, but it can be hard to define. If ignored it can lead to intimidating work environment, moral problems, and advancement opportunities that
fail.
For the beginning in avoiding age discrimination is understanding exactly what it is, and identifying the problem. One effective proposal is appraisal of the organizations culture, and make up, preventive training at all levels, and a strong committeemen for a work environment for all ages.
In today’s work force there has been an increase in Age Discrimination as early as the thirties. By the time someone reaches their forties, in some fields they are considered finished.
In many cases considering to be old is only part of the factor. Experienced older candidates are considered to expensive for the position, then a younger person who would get less money, and benefits.
There are over 16 million workers over age fifty five seeking employment. Which includes long years of experience, and education. Workers should get, or keep their jobs based on abilities, and not age.
Effective, and specific training at all levels, explaining the policies, with in depth instructions, on detailing with age discrimination. Training should go beyond just information to actual changes in behavior. Peer reinforcement will help, alo0ng with encouraging employees when the see harassment, or discrimination themselves.
There are a number of ways to set examples, and encourage an older work force. Remember the candidate that is old enough to retire in a few years, may end up with you a lot longer.
Encouraging a mentor program between older, and experienced works, with the younger staff members. This imparts knowledge accumulated over a number of years, to be past down to the younger employees, with less experience, and less knowledge.
Keep pin mind the skills, education, and potential. Overlooked the age issues.
Allow older and younger employees to be paired on projects. Each then will learn from the other.
Develop a plan or structure for all employment interviews, regardless of age, and stick to it.
Remove the date of birth from application forms, concentrate only on skill levels, education, and abilities.
Employees and applicants can go to court. They can file with the Employment Opportunity Commission (EOC), who will review the charges before proceeding to court. Few actually proceed to court, either being settled before, or determined to be unfounded.
But even if the EOC determines it does not meet their criteria, the applicant or employee still can file in court, where they tend a better chance or winning.
Age Discrimination is illegal, and even if the EOC finds in favor of the employer, there can be the embarrassment of public ridicule, in a court battle. Many lawyers seek coverage by news media of any type of age discrimination case. This in turn sets up the corporation to loose in the long run, and the could be extravagant.
The safest, and best direction to follow is not to subject employees, and applicants to age discrimination.
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Who are the racist?
The following was offered as a defense in a racial court case. And regrettable the remarks are true. In our society only whites are accused of being racist, while other ethnic groups can say or do anything, and never be charged as racist. The defense brings out a number of
blatant examples of ethnic racism directed at whites.
Although I do not condone any form of racism, the remarks are a striking representation of our society today. It is overlooked, ignored, and rarely if ever covered in the media. There is a fear of even discussing the problem, fear that some group will be offended. I do not advocate white supremacy, but I do advocate fair play, and true equal rights.
And this set of remarks do not indicate any fair play on the behalf of whites. It is time to look our racial standards, and find a just common ground. How many are actually paying attention?
Remember Michael Richards , KRAMER, from Seinfeld, this is the defense in court for being called a racist::::::
PROUD TO BE WHITE
I have been wondering about why Whites are racists, and no other race is.
Michael Richards made these points…
There are African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Arab Americans, etc. And then there are just Americans. You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction.
You call me ‘White boy,’ ‘Cracker,’ ‘Honkey,’ ‘Whitey,’ ‘Caveman’ … and that’s OK.
But when I call you, Nigger, Kike, Towel head, Sand-nigger, Camel Jockey, Beaner,
Gook, or Chink … You call me a racist.
You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you.. so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live?
You have the United Negro College Fund. You have Martin Luther King Day
You have Black History Month. You have Cesar Chavez Day.. You have Yom Hashoah.
You have Ma’uled Al-Nabi. You have the NAACP. You have BET…
If we had WET (White Entertainment Television) we’d be racists.
If we had a White Pride Day, you would call us racists.
If we had White History Month, we’d be racists.
If we had any organization for only whites to ‘advance’ OUR lives we’d be racists.
We have a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a Black Chamber of Commerce, and then we just have the plain Chamber of Commerce.
Wonder who pays for that??
A white woman could not be in the Miss Black American pageant, but any color can be in the Miss America pageant.
If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships…You know we’d be racists.
There are over 60 openly proclaimed Black Colleges in the US .
Yet if there were ‘White colleges’ That would be a racist college.
In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights.
If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.
You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you’re not afraid to announce it.
But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.
You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us. But, when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug-dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.
I am proud…But you call me a racist.
Why is it that only whites can be racists??
There is nothing improper about these comments…
Let’s see which of you are proud enough to send it on, or openly comment.
I sadly don’t think many will. That’s why we have lost most of OUR RIGHTS
in this country. We won’t stand up for ourselves !
BE PROUD TO BE WHITE !
It’s not a crime yet, but getting real close!
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