Age strategy is key to growth strategy for Irish companies [Video]

The vast majority of Irish employers, 86%, don’t have an age strategy, a survey of over 100 firms has found.

The survey by Mason Hayes & Curran found what the authors described as “a surprising lack of data evaluation, strategy or risk analysis on age by employers.”

According to the survey 75% of HR leaders report a lack of leadership engagement on the topic of age.

Only 10% of employers have trained their staff on age inclusion while 78% are still stating a mandatory retirement age in their employment contracts or policies, of between 60-70 years.  

It is against the law to discriminate on the basis of age in Ireland.

However, it is not discriminatory to fix a retirement age for employees, provided the age chosen can be objectively justified.

The report warns “Ireland is at risk of becoming an outlier as mandatory retirement becomes broadly prohibited across the rest of Europe.”

The authors of the report …