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Inbox: Home Office hacking powers go too far
Comment Ageism again Regular silicon.com column the Legal Eye attracted some comments this week regarding its views on Home Office plans to allow the hacking of home PCs. Readers also got heated over the pros and cons of... [23 Jan 2009]
Inbox: Who's to blame for snail's pace broadband?
Comment Ageism It'll stop ageism? Should websites be rated like films? Readers joined the debate following a recent story on silicon.com. Lastly, are you getting the broadband speed you think?... [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 What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to the latest tech news and views on the site. Young vs old… Thousands of tech newbies needed to... [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. Kids today Tech-savvy school-leavers 'lack basic skills' Youngsters may be "tech savvy" but... [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. Intellect, the trade... [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 Beatrice Rogers, senior programme manager for the knowledge economy at Intellect, said ageism is not endemic across the IT industry but that it is an issue. She told silicon.com:... [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 UK is lagging far behind the US in terms of the number of older... [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]
