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There has been a sharp rise in working past retirement age over the past five years and a corresponding increase in the risk of age discrimination, a new analysis underlines.

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Community input is to guide a campaign by the charity Age Concern to tackle what seniors have described as persistent hurdles to gaining fairer employment. The group launched a workforce equity ...

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Job advertisements turn into legal minefields faster than companies realize. Innocent-looking words explode into expensive lawsuits when age-related language creeps into postings like uninvited guests ...

Researchers from New York University looked at the biological effects of discrimination and found it may cause accelerated aging, building on prior research that found discrimination may contribute to ...