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Older Workers: Myths, Evidence and Implications for Australian Managers
Author(s) -
Bennington Lynne,
Tharenou Phyllis
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1177/103841119603400305
Subject(s) - legislation , mythology , personnel selection , psychology , human resource management , selection (genetic algorithm) , age discrimination , job analysis , applied psychology , business , public relations , operations management , social psychology , management , labour economics , political science , economics , computer science , job satisfaction , law , philosophy , theology , artificial intelligence
This paper addresses the research evidence for a number of negative stereo types about older workers and finds that those relating to avoidable absence, actual performance, memory, intelligence, ability to fit in, and job satisfaction are not supported. The evidence shows that despite the research, decisions based on age continue to be made in employment. To deal with this issue in Australia, legislation on age discrimination has recently been introduced. The consequences for management practice are significant. The impact in key areas such as human resource planning, recruitment, selection, performance appraisals, training, job design and termination are discussed.