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#832 Over 50 and Unemployed: Is Your Career Effectively Over?
In this episode, Niall speaks to social commentator and podcaster Elaine Mullally about age discrimination in the workplace and whether workers over 50 are being unfairly overlooked.
Approximately 80% of workers over the age of 50 say they have experienced or witnessed age discrimination, including being denied interviews, passed over for promotions or subjected to stereotypes about their energy, adaptability and ability to learn new skills.
Ireland is currently close to full employment, yet many older workers say that losing a job after the age of 50 can leave them struggling to find another…
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