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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? According to new... [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 when considering promotion 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]
"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 in both of these areas (and I do promise... [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 IT workers deal with legacy systems, of... [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 issue of... [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 association for the IT and telecoms industries,... [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 poll and tell us... [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: "It is ageism against... [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 and ageism in IT in general. Over... [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 people using the internet, according... [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 in the UK are being bugged by a... [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 party responsible for... [01 Nov 2005]
Best of Reader Comments: How to tackle ageism in IT
News Short-sighted recruitment consultants are to blame for much of the ageism that plagues the IT industry, according to the comments of silicon.com readers. I do feel that the real problem to ageism in IT... [26 Oct 2005]
