Why are we ageist?
We look at how many employers still base decisions on a persons age, despite the strong pressures to retain and encourage older staff.
We look at how many employers still base decisions on a persons age, despite the strong pressures in higher income countries to retain and encourage older staff.
What are the underlying reasons for this prejudice?
And Ed meets a cosmetic doctor at a central London clinic to discuss the increase in demand for anti-ageing procedures, for people who want to look younger at work.
Presenter: Ed Butler
Producer: Amber Mehmood
(Picture: A man and a woman sit at a table at work, with a woman standing up talking to them. Credit: Getty Images)
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