There has been a real emphasis on improving equality in the workforce with many employers focused on Diversity and Inclusion.
Ageism has been previously deemed as the most socially acceptable form of discrimination in the workplace. But how prevalent is it?
In a survey by WerkLabs, over 53% of professionals over the age of 40 indicated experiencing ageism in their careers, most prevalently in financial services, advertising and marketing, and technology. Yet age-based discrimination works both ways, with younger employees often treated differently, and more likely to be dismissed, especially as a result of the pandemic.
Together with our experts, we will discuss what is being done to negate age-based discrimination and what companies can do to create headroom for the next generation without discriminating against more seasoned employees.
We are joined by a fantastic panel of speakers:
Kim Chaplain, Associate Director for Centre for Ageing Better
Corina Iordache, Senior Brand Manager at Suntory Beverage
"We engaged VMA GROUP to assist us in identifying an interim senior communications executive to bring board level expertise to a refresh of our internal and external comms strategy. Deborah grasped the brief right off the bat, and within a week of our first discussion they presented us with a fabulous candidate slate that offered us a range of different experiences and potential solutions to our requirement, and led to a brilliant appointment."
Steve Bennett Group Executive Director, Human Resources
"VMA GROUP were super transparent throughout the whole recruiting process, provided us with quality candidates and ultimately found us someone who was a perfect fit for the role we had advertised. I would thoroughly recommend the team at VMA GROUP when searching for your next Digital Marketing hire.
James Boyle Head of Performance Marketing and Digital UK
"VMA GROUP ensured our company had a terrific recruitment journey in finding the ideal Head of Membership, from start to finish. They were responsive with a competitive quote, finessed the job specification to suit the market, found an excellent range of candidates, provided salient feedback on the company's recruitment processes and assisted the interview assessments perfectly."
Dirk Vennix CEO
“VMA GROUP has consistently provided numerous well-qualified candidates for our positions. The quality of VMA GROUP’s candidates continues to exceed that of the other talent agencies that we work with. We regularly have difficult decisions to make because we are faced with choosing between several exceptional options.”
Ed Keller Chief Marketing Officer
“VMA GROUP understands the marketing space well and is able to hone in on the specific skills you are looking for. Their keen appreciation of personality dynamics means that they are also good at spotting what kinds of people will fit in to your team. Always a pleasure to speak to and absolutely focused on finding the right people.”
Daniela Zuin CMO
"I was really impressed by VMA GROUP's professionalism, the great candidate CVs really matched the complex brief"
Jayne Wilson Interim Director of Internal Communications
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