How does remote work help older employees?
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2025 6:10 am
Diversity, inclusion and equity are critical to the success of any organization, but unfortunately, discrimination based on age and other factors remains a major barrier, especially in tech companies.
In fact, a recent study by AARP, a US non-profit organization that focuses on fighting for the labor rights of older people, revealed that more than 64% of companies have a diversity strategy, and yet only 8% include age discrimination on the list.
Those who suffer most from this type of discrimination are employees over 50 years of age. They are sometimes ignored when it comes to receiving new learning, training or promotion. Not to mention the number of south sandwich islands leads jokes and negative comments they suffer due to supposed lack of abilities.
On the contrary, new remote modalities in different organizations may help in the fight against age bias. This is because the very nature of remote work significantly limits face-to-face interactions and allows for ways to communicate through emails, messages or phone calls. When coworkers do not see each other often, it is easier to put aside biases and focus on other characteristics of the person, such as personality, ability and experience.
Is there less discrimination in remote work?
Since 2020 and the pandemic, many companies have been forced to perform their tasks remotely, including the recruitment process. From interviews to background checks, everything has become a virtual process.
This eliminates factors related to appearance, such as age, which are linked to other job selection processes. This new and modern method eliminates the unconscious biases that exist in society.
Many technology companies, for example, have begun using tools that mask interviewees' personal information, such as name, age, gender, identity, etc., in order to focus solely on information relevant to the job in question, such as experience, training, and skills.
In fact, a recent study by AARP, a US non-profit organization that focuses on fighting for the labor rights of older people, revealed that more than 64% of companies have a diversity strategy, and yet only 8% include age discrimination on the list.
Those who suffer most from this type of discrimination are employees over 50 years of age. They are sometimes ignored when it comes to receiving new learning, training or promotion. Not to mention the number of south sandwich islands leads jokes and negative comments they suffer due to supposed lack of abilities.
On the contrary, new remote modalities in different organizations may help in the fight against age bias. This is because the very nature of remote work significantly limits face-to-face interactions and allows for ways to communicate through emails, messages or phone calls. When coworkers do not see each other often, it is easier to put aside biases and focus on other characteristics of the person, such as personality, ability and experience.
Is there less discrimination in remote work?
Since 2020 and the pandemic, many companies have been forced to perform their tasks remotely, including the recruitment process. From interviews to background checks, everything has become a virtual process.
This eliminates factors related to appearance, such as age, which are linked to other job selection processes. This new and modern method eliminates the unconscious biases that exist in society.
Many technology companies, for example, have begun using tools that mask interviewees' personal information, such as name, age, gender, identity, etc., in order to focus solely on information relevant to the job in question, such as experience, training, and skills.