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RSS ageismHow will UK legislation affect ageism in IT?
Comment In conjunction with silicon.com's ageism in IT campaign, Jackie Luesby, a solicitor with Morgan Cole, looks at what to expect from the upcoming age discrimination legislation in the UK - and how employers should start preparing. [21 Jun 2004]
Ageism in IT: There's still hope for the over-40s
Comment Ageism in IT, as we're learning from our ongoing campaign, is no simple matter. A 65-year-old tech writer from the US who's employed at a large software company says: "Yes, there's ageism, but don't give up. [14 Jun 2004]
Ageism in IT: Employers must change their ways
Comment Editor's note: See our full coverage of ageism in IT. Have you been affected by ageism in the tech industry? Yet many fall at the first hurdle in the application process - not because they don't have the right skills or abilities but simply because... [10 Jun 2004]
Leader: How can we stop ageism in IT?
Leader As many readers will have noticed, silicon.com is undertaking a campaign against ageism in IT. A significant portion of this has been soliciting reader feedback on personal experiences with ageism. One question we've been asking is whether ageism... [01 Jun 2004]
Ageism in IT: Over 40? Forget about getting a job
Comment silicon.com's campaign against ageism in IT has elicited quite a bit of reader feedback. While some sided with our CIO Jury, saying age discrimination isn't a problem, the majority of respondents gave accounts of personal experience of ageism. [28 May 2004]
Boardroom Despatches: Ageism is for the also-rans
Comment Show me an organisation that has any '-ism' - be it racism, sexism or indeed ageism - and I will show you an organisation that has a whole bunch of ills, starting with an outdated, inward-looking culture that is in danger of being left behind by... [26 May 2004]
Devil's Advocate: Why CRM has disappointed
Comment I am grateful to readers for an outstandingly interesting bunch of comments relating to my recent column on ageism in IT. Getting back to ageism: Reading your comments, I was much challenged by Jane McCormick, who wanted to know what evidence was... [25 May 2004]
Oldies get big thumbs-up from government
News Ageism is a particular issue for the IT industry. It has one case study of a man who started his own consultancy after being unable to find a position in the industry.silicon.com has recently launched a campaign against ageism in IT - let us know... [21 May 2004]
Ageism in IT coverage - all in one place
Comment Ageism is an issue in IT, if only because it's seen as a profession for young people and is having to deal with an ageing working population. Leader: Why we must campaign against ageism in IT Leader: How can we stop ageism in IT? [20 May 2004]
Devil's Advocate: How ageism holds back IT
Comment Ageism occurs in IT. We are not really clear what we mean by ageism, nor are we clear what should be done about it. Ironically, this is especially so in IT, a sector acknowledged to be afflicted by ageism. [18 May 2004]
CIO Jury: Ageism is not a problem in IT
News Over a third of participants in silicon.com's annual Skills Survey claim to have been victims of ageism but this week's CIO Jury disputed that claim.silicon.com has just launched a campaign against ageism in IT on the back of our survey findings... [17 May 2004]
Leader: Why we must campaign against ageism in IT
Leader Second, in silicon.com's Skills Survey 2004, carried out just a couple of months ago, amid all the good news over a third of you told us that you had been 'personally affected by ageism in IT'. There was almost a four-to-one skew towards those who... [12 May 2004]
The silicon.com Skills Survey 2004: Things have only got better
News Ageism was also mentioned by significant numbers. Life is getting better for those working in UK IT. It may sound like a gross over-generalisation but it's the top-level finding following the close of this year's Skills Survey conducted by silicon... [22 Apr 2004]
Offshoring and IT skills gap leave UK lagging behind
News Have you been a victim of ageism? A continuing IT skills gap is harming the UK's global competitiveness as an ideal location to do e-business, a parliamentary inquiry into the health of the UK's IT industry has been warned. [18 Feb 2004]
City recovery boosts IT contractor demand and rates
News Have you been a victim of ageism? Demand and pay rates for UK IT contractors is on the up again, with unemployment falling and rates rising in some sectors for the first time in four years, according to new research. [17 Feb 2004]
