ageism in IT
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Inbox: Home Office hacking powers go too far
Comment Ageism again In the US, we just got rid of one bad president and his party because they thought it was okay to do what your EU is proposing. The genie is already out of the bottle, I... [23 Jan 2009]
Inbox: Who's to blame for snail's pace broadband?
Comment It'll stop ageism? Ageism Now, if services were sold on the basis of committed rates (effectively like ADSL in the early days) then market forces would deal with... [12 Jan 2009]
Is the UK tech industry ageist?
News Back in October 2006, the UK government passed anti-ageism legislation making it illegal for companies to discriminate against individuals based on their age during the hiring process or... [09 Dec 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Ageism, broadband row, ID cards…
Comment I have seen IT teaching to the National Curriculum in Schools and it is appalling, the content and depth are nowhere near to approaching the skills needed for the most mundane office... [31 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... young and old, clueless managers, life without Facebook
Comment Rife" ageism causing IT skills crisis? There has always been ageism and there always will be. No wonder that businesses are looking to place their own high flyers in... [23 Aug 2007]
"Rife" ageism causing IT skills crisis?
News Ageism has not only contributed to the UK's IT skills crisis, say readers of silicon.com, but is "rife" in the tech industry. We need to actively stamp out ageism... [21 Aug 2007]
Brampton Factor: Ageism myths
Comment Ageism in IT is much like other kinds of prejudice, says Martin Brampton - most of what we assume is untrue. One strategy for combating ageism is to have older... [22 May 2007]
Offshoring, ageism and image blamed for tech skills crisis
News The increased use of offshore IT, ageism and the 'geeky' image of the technology industry are to blame for the lack of skilled UK tech staff, according to comments posted by silicon.com readers. The... [11 May 2007]
Social network targets tech's young guns
News In 2006, Intellect warned against ageism in the IT industry, claiming both younger and older people entering the industry are facing discrimination. Khurmi said:... [26 Apr 2007]
Little hope for anti-ageism laws
News The intention of new employment laws which aim to eliminate ageism in the workplace is laudable, say silicon.com readers, however they question how effective the laws will be. Take our latest two-second... [29 Sep 2006]
Ageist employers warned over new laws
News Further reading… Leader: Ageism in IT - what do you think? Editor's Note: We want to know what you - our readers and members of the IT workforce - think of the new... [14 Sep 2006]
Leader: Ageism in IT - what do you think?
Leader How much of a problem is ageism in IT? We want to know what you - our readers and members of the IT workforce - think of the new anti-ageism legislation... [11 Sep 2006]
Leader: The cure for ageism in IT
Leader Before trying to reach out to silver surfers, perhaps the IT industry should deal with its own ageism issues first. The research shows only 59 per cent of over-50s in the UK said the... [09 Mar 2006]
IT bosses still getting the 'mushroom treatment'
News A fifth of respondents said ageism is rife across companies and the fact many of tech's bright sparks are in the mid-twenties to mid-thirties means they are often overlooked. IT managers... [12 Dec 2005]
Recruiters blamed for ageism in IT
News Recruiters are largely to blame for perpetrating ageism in the IT industry, according to a recent poll of silicon.com readers. Readers voted for recruiters 2-to-1 over employers as the... [01 Nov 2005]
