In Brief: Is age discrimination impacting the job prospects of over-50s? #WednesdayWisdom
Wednesday, 08 December 2021
Over half of over-50s (52%) who have searched for work in the past five years believe their age made employers less likely to hire them. Perceptions that they are ‘overqualified’, too close to ‘retirement age’ or more expensive have hampered their job search.
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