Calling those aged 65 and over ‘grey panthers’ or ‘silver surfers’ is preferable to calling them ‘old-age pensioners’, according to a survey. Nearly all (97%) of over-65s who were asked said they certainly do not like the term ‘elderly’, as calls were made for politicians to use phrases representing the ‘diverse demographic’ of Britain’s older…

Mature-age workers still lack champions in the Australian workforce, although companies such as CommBank, Westpac and Bus Queensland are leading the way. Comment IMDB wants to have struck down a new California law that requires them to remove actors’ ages from their site (upon request). Comment 82% of 55-64 year olds see their age as…

Only 14% of UK managers consider their organisation well-prepared to cope with the demands of an increasingly older workforce, according to research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).In the report, entitled Managing an Ageing Workforce, 34% of managers claim that board-level recognition of ageing workforce issues…

A study examined the effect of medical marijuana laws on older Americans (ie aged 51 or over) and found that there was a marked increase in wellbeing and hours worked. The study was co-written by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Temple University. It appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of the Journal…

Changes signalled to the student loan scheme in Thursday’s Budget will discriminate against older people and almost certainly breach human rights law, the Green Party said today. In the lead-up to the Budget, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has signalled plans to restrict access to student loans for living costs for students over the age…

Viewing entries tagged John Suchet Selina Scott, Miriam O’Reilly and Peter Sissons may have accused modern television executives of age discrimination – but one former colleague says it’s only right that newsreaders are getting younger.

Viewing entries tagged Kim Cattrall Cattrall reportedly went on a rant about what she sees as age discrimination in Hollywood against older actresses. “Ask me about being a woman,” Cattrall said. “Do you know what it’s like to be 54 and marginalized? It doesn’t get easier as you get older.”

A Government Minister on Friday signalled new laws to ban discrimination against gays and older people. But Youth, Families and Sport Minister Glenn Blakeney rulled out legislation to allow same-sex marriages. Mr Blakeney told the House of Assembly: “This Government does not condone injustice and discrimination in race, gender, religious beliefs, place of origin, age…

Age is just a number—but for celebrities, it also has a big influence on their paychecks. Worried about age discrimination in Hollywood, The Writers Guild of America West is trying to convince super-popular movie database IMDB to let celebrities remove their birth dates from the site, so the public—and industry movers and shakers—won’t know how…

Opposition spokeswoman for seniors Louise Jackson has questioned why Throne Speech promises for Bermuda’s elderly weren’t implemented years ago. “Better late than never,” said Ms Jackson, of the pledge to table an amendment to the Human Rights Act eliminating age discrimination. A change to the law would do away with a mandatory retirement age of…