Not that I am an avid supporter of this trend, but this is the
reality that our local economic and business environment has
already evolved into today.
Other than to put down on our desire to see the old days of
lifetime employment opportunities making a comeback from the grave,
what we may only do, is to attempt re-assessing on the new
Knowledge-based turn of economy as we presume will be the dominant
paradigm that sustains the local economy and hope to find some
smaller niche in which some space will be available for older folks
with the right mix of education, practical experience and exposure
may still offer contributions forth in return for some basic
remuneration.
I dont think that solving the problem of older jobseekers is
that difficult. I think one of the fundamentals of contract based
jobs is to select the best person to do the job within a set amount
of time, however, that is beside the point. if you add the barrier
of old age into the picture, it will affect everyone in due time,
because everyone grows old. I am not against contract work but I am
against barriers that are institutionalised, and ideologies that
prevent hardworking people from finding a job.
I think stoping age discrimination, and focusing on the most
productive and capable person is a better route to take.
eliminating older workers, I think, is not a sustainable way of
thinking. By eliminating older workers too, we are just throwing
away valuable workers that can perform.
I think the government should put out a set of rules to govern how
people are able to be dismissed, so that the dismissal will be fair
and just. It is widely known that in order to get companies act
justly and correctly, the government have to play a big role in
making them act.
I understand the reality of things, but if you are going to accept
it and not do anything about it, then you have no reason to
complain ( I am speaking about the general public not about u
specfically).
To get things done, we need to speak up. We need to bounce ideas
around and deliberate about the situation or any
situation.
