the right to receive the same treatment and not be discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, nationality, race or religion - lies at the heart of the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017).1 The Pillar’s first category focuses on equal opportunities and access to the labour market. [...] Special Eurobarometer 437, which assessed discrimination in the EU in 2015, showed that on average 60 percent of respondents2, including managers, found that older age is a factor that puts job applicants at a disadvantage.3 In the Baltic Sea Region, the figures range from 46 percent in Poland to 69 percent in Finland (Figure 1.) Age discrimination is a barrier to longer working lives: many older. [...] (2020), Current and Emerging Trends in Aging and Work, Springer Nature 3 There is direct and indirect age discrimination Age discrimination refers to less favourable treatment of an individual or group due to conditions or requirements relating to age which cannot be shown to be justifiable.5 It is possible to distinguish between direct and indirect discrimination. [...] Older employees’ own beliefs of themselves might be stereotypical, for example related to beliefs of decline in capabilities and competences due to age, and can lead to lack of motivation and confidence, and unwillingness to invest in developing oneself at work.14 In efforts to reduce age related stereotypes and prejudices at the workplace, it is therefore of vital importance to address also the e. [...] The overarching aim of the project is to support the improvement of working conditions and lifelong learning provisions, systems and policies for the older labour force in order to promote active ageing and employability.
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