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For more than two years, my school employer in Thailand had been trying to terminate me with forced retirement. In a January 2013 meeting with my supervisor, I was politely informed that my teaching contract for the new school year beginning in May of 2013 was not being renewed. The sole reason for this was my age. Although I was 68, my health was still good, and I hadn't missed one day of teaching during the past year. Furthermore, my mind was still very sharp, and teachers and students alike regarded me as one of the better teachers at school. Upon appealing this unfair action to the school's principal, I was given a contract for the upcoming school year but with a frozen salary, and the stipulation that both the school and I mutually agreed on my retirement in April of 2014. After an appeal and assistance from a third party, I was finally given a lawful due pay increase for my final year at the school.

Why, then, was my school so intent on forcing me into retirement? The answer lies in age discrimination or ageism which I will examine in this hub. After defining age discrimination and forced retirement, I will present the pros and cons of age discrimination and forced retirement in the workplace.

What is Age Discrimination?

Age discrimination or ageism may be defined as treating a person less favorably because of age. This is often reflected in the hiring, promotion, and forced retirement policies of businesses and governments. Whenever they can get away with it through loopholes in the law, businesses and the government will hire younger people in preference to senior citizens. A lot more younger than older persons will be promoted as seen during my career with the government.

Age Discrimination at Work

What Is Forced Retirement?

Forced retirement is the involuntary ending of a person's career usually through age discrimination. This can happen to an individual who is still in his or her 50s when a company is downsizing. Under the guise of early retirement with a few benefits, an employee who is still productive is coerced into a forced retirement. Forced retirement can also happen to an older employee in his or her 60s. This is done by making the workplace job so unpleasant that the employee eventually gives up and accepts a forced retirement.

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Arguments for Age Discrimination and Forced Retirement

What, then, are the arguments for and justifying age discrimination and forced retirement in the workplace?

1. The Employer Saves Money

It is a fact that older employees receive a much higher salary than younger employees. In the case of my employment at a school, wouldn't it make good business sense to replace my salary with that of a younger teacher who will earn half as much as me?

If a person is working for a business or government in the United States, the employer will contribute much less to retirement benefits for a younger employee than for an older one.

2. The Older Employee Is Less Productive

Some people have made the case that a worker's productivity declines rapidly after the age of 65. This is many times reflected in the increased number of sick days taken, and the slower reaction time both mentally and physically of older workers. Older workers are often challenged by new technology and find it very difficult to learn new office computer applications such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Office. In competitive professional sports such as baseball, basketball, and football, the older athlete most times in his mid or late 30s is not as good as the younger athlete.

3. More Opportunities For Younger People

If a company or the government has too many older employees, it will not be able to hire new blood in the form of younger employees. It is a fact that younger employees are more energetic and generally more able to adapt to change than the older. By examining what is reflected in today's media, it is, in fact, a young person's world. Trends and changes in business and society are initiated by younger people. In professional sports, most people recognize that it is a young person's sport. Consequently, teams are built around the younger athletes rather than the older.

Arguments Against Age Discrimination and Forced Retirement

Now for the arguments against age discrimination and forced retirement which are as follow.

1. It's Unfair and Against Most Laws

In many western countries, age discrimination and forced retirement are against most laws. In Thailand, forced retirement is allowed; however, according to labor laws, the employee forced to retire from his job is entitled to severance pay. I personally feel that if an older employee is in good health, and has a good flexible mind to his or her job, it is unfair to force retirement.

2. The Older Employee Has a Wealth of Experience

Older employees have a wealth of experience to contribute to businesses and the government. The United States persuades some of its older employees to accept an early retirement by promising them part-time contractor jobs after they retire. As a part-time contract worker, the retirement annuitant gets to mentor junior employees, and the government saves money by not keeping the older employees on as full-time workers. Unless businesses agree to keep their experienced older employees on as part-time workers and mentors, they would be foolish to let this wealth of knowledge and experience go.

3. Older Employees Have Better Work Habits and Loyalty than Junior Employees

Many older employees have much better work habits than younger workers. A senior dedicated employee will not miss much work time and will always be on time. Because the senior is not interested in upper mobility and only looking out for himself or herself, he will be more dedicated to his job with the government or a business.

It is completely understandable why my school forced me to retire with age discrimination. The school could save money, and maybe the school and students' parents prefer seeing a younger and more handsome face in the classroom. Just the same, I challenge the school to hire a younger teacher who is more dedicated, more experienced, and a better teacher than me.

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Define and discuss the three major types of strategic alliances by using examples.

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How is planning related to controlling? In what ways is controlling part of the other management functions?

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Do you think either policy could be successfully implemented by U.S government? Why? Explain your answer.

QUESTION 26

Matt has a health care plan that provides him coverage in such a way that allows him to be involved in making decisions to help lower costs. This plan typically includes insurance with a high deductible, a health savings account, and ongoing health education. Which type of health care plan is Matt using?

		preferred provider organization
		consumer-driven health plan
		managed care
		health maintenance organization
		flexible health plan

QUESTION 8

Dave wants to set up a manufacturing unit, so he meets with Rodney, a human resource manager at his company. Rodney explains that in order to decide on the human resource needs for the unit, they should conduct a work flow analysis. He suggests they start by defining the outputs of the process. To do this, which of the following should Dave define?

		the special equipment, facilities, and systems needed for production
		the type of products that will need to be manufactured
		the number of people required for production
		the data and information needed by the work unit
		the processes that will be involved in manufacturing

QUESTION 12

1.         East Bay Hospital was concerned about rising costs for patients who have surgery for joint replacement. It tried rewarding staff in any quarter they met targets for lower use of supplies, but costs continued to rise. An investigation showed that one source of costs was the readmission of patients who experienced infections after surgery. The human resource department proposed setting up a gainsharing program with an effectiveness measure related to reducing infections. Which statement about gainsharing best supports this recommendation?

		Gainsharing creates a competitive environment, so employees will try to outdo one another.
		Gainsharing will narrow employees' focus to the key aspects of their individual jobs and rewards.
		Gainsharing is appropriate because the jobs in this case are simple, and so are the performance standards.
		With gainsharing, employees are freed to collaborate on how to improve performance.
		The success of gainsharing requires management acceptance of employee input.

2 points   

QUESTION 13

1.         Gabriela, an HR manager, and her staff devote long hours to planning and running a "benefits fair," where employees can view displays and ask questions about the various parts of the company's benefits package. The following week, the marketing manager asks if the effort was worthwhile. Gabriela says it was. What is the most likely reason for Gabriela's opinion?

		It lowered the cost of providing benefits, because employees know what to sign up for.
		It increased employees' happiness and job commitment, so they are more fun to be around.
		It lowered the cost of communicating with employees, because now the company doesn't need to use printed media.
		It increased employees' commitment and satisfaction, so they contribute more to the company.
		It increased employees' commitment to saving for retirement, so they won't need Social Security.

QUESTION 31

1.         Penta Toy Corp. is a firm that manufactures toys. Very often, employees of the firm are on leave, citing physical strain as the cause. An expert hired by the company investigates the situation and recommends investing in an ergonomics study of the work environment. In this scenario, the expert is recommending

		a study of the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform a job.
		a study of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities of employees in a new job.
		a study of the relationship between intrinsic rewards and employee motivation in the context of human resource management.
		a study of jobs to find the simplest way to structure work in order to maximize efficiency.
		a study of the interface between individuals' physiology and the characteristics of the physical work environment.

2 points   

QUESTION 28

N-Pax Technology Corp., a microchip manufacturing company, is hiring for the position of marketing manager for its new division. Nathan, the HR manager, considers the requirements of the job, including the necessary knowledge, level of proficiency, enduring capabilities, and other personality traits, such as persistence or motivation to achieve. Which of the following documents includes these considerations to help Nathan in selecting a candidate?

		job scope
		job description
		job specification
		job definition
		job evaluation