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Published: Friday 28 May 2004
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Name
Steve Miller
Location
Liverpool
Occupation
IT manager
Comment
This is definite ground for successful legal action and this practice should be stamped out where ever it is found. It is also unlawful for recriutment agenices to fail to pass on CV's if the only reason is related to age, race, religion or sex. Employers need to work hard to remove such outdated and small minded practice (after all I'll be 40 in a few years!)
Another wrote that when a company "found out how o...
estone
I'm in my first management role at 41, but I had r...
Anonymous
This is definite ground for successful legal actio...
Steve Miller
Well,
Why not let us all retire at 35, and let ...
Roger P Murphy
Between age45-65, men are at their prime in terms ...
Karim Alameddine
I am now 38 and was actually turned down for a job...
Howard Rogers
As a recruiter (albeit a contract recruiter) rapid...
Mark Dexter
"Over 40? Forget about getting a job in I.T.." I'v...
Anonymous
Interestingly, my job prospects have improved dram...
Anonymous
The real reason: benefits
Older employees cost ...
Anonymous
I think it's recruitment consultants and HR depts ...
Anonymous
Don't ignore the elephant in the living room. Fre...
older guy
Since the victims are primarily white males, there...
Anonymous
Hasn't anyone ever heard of the Equal Opportunitie...
Neil
Yes, there's ageism, but don't give up! I am a fem...
Anonymous
No wonder I haven't had a response in 18 months. ...
Anonymous
In the UK age discrimination is currently 100% leg...
Anonymous
I agree with Steve Miller completely. If this was ...
Tim Bain
I lost my job because my doctor died in a four doc...
Anonymous
I will be 55 this month, unemployed in recruiting ...
Anonymous
39 and laid off with nearly 20 years of IT experie...
Anonymous
I am 43, an IT Manager and was made redundant in A...
Anonymous
I am 42 and for last 8 years or so struggled to ma...
Anonymous
I am female, 54 and have worked as a project manag...
Anonymous
Having spent the last 2 1/2 years looking for a jo...
Anonymous
Why doesnt Roger leave the country?
Poppy Ernstien
I started a small IT Company in 2000 and having lo...
Poppy Ernstien
I agree with one of the posts above--if companies ...
loreen
I did the right thing and skipped college to pay c...
Anonymous
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