Firms 'looking for older staff'
Some employers are actively looking to recruit older people because they tend to have a more even work record, it has been claimed.
According to Tom Schuller, director of the inquiry into the future for lifelong learning hosted by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, companies that invest in older workers are less likely to see that member of staff leave after a short period of time to join another employer.
He added: "Some employers do look after their older people and some indeed actively look for older people because they recognise they tend to have a more stable employment record."
Mr Schuller went on to say the public provision for training programmes, which tends to target younger people, remains discriminatory and short-sighted.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics last month showed the employment rate for people of working age was 74.2 per cent for the three months prior to October 2008, down 0.4 percentage points both from the previous quarter and over the year.
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Filed: 28-01-2009
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