Elderly Disadvantage Workplace

Question 1

What did Johnson say?

Answer 1

• ageism occurs in the workplace
• ageism is institutionalised and embedded in practices and society
• ageism in the workplace is expressed through stereotypical assumptions about a persons competency to do a job in relation to their age

Question 2

What did the national pensioners convention say?

Answer 2

• 1 in 5 older people live below the poverty line
• majority of these are females living alone

Question 3

What did Barron and Norris say?

Answer 3

• elderly are more likely to be found in the secondary labour marker which is defined by low pay, low status, a lack of chance of promotion and few fringe benefits eg. No access to private pensions