In some countries, it can be very difficult for people over the age of 50 to get good jobs, despite their experience. What do you think are the causes of this problem, and what measures could be taken to solve it?

Getting a well-paid position for
people
over 50 has been a cause of concern for some time.
Although
these
people
have extensive experience, employers often do not wish to hire them.
This
seems to be clear that
this
development has specific
problems
, which need to be resolved in the nearest future.
First
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problem, which seems to me to be the most important one, is that too often highly skilled workers in their 50s and 60s suffer from discrimination because they have, as it is usually said, too much experience and
knowledge
. Managers understand that these features have to be appreciated more by some benefits like
bigger
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salary or more
attention
and are not ready for
this
.
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reason is that for old
people
using innovative technologies during their work is not a rose garden. Lack of
knowledge
in digital literacy can cause
problems
in fulfilling some tasks in our digitalized world. These
problems
can be solved easily if to pay a little more
attention
to them and here are my suggestions
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is needed to be done.
First
of all,
government
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can implement some benefits for companies which are hiring
people
aged over 50 like reducing tax or customs fees so that companies will be interested to have workers in their 50s or 60s.
Secondly
,
government
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in cooperation with some universities or colleges
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can offer elderly
people
to take free courses in the sphere of
technologies
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.
Therefore
people
aged over 50 will be interested in improving their
knowledge
, universities and colleges will get more students and companies will not face
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problem of lacking digital literacy in
people
in their 50s or 60s. In conclusion, most of
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concerning
high
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unemployment level of
people
over 50 can be resolved through
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benefits from the government and resolving the problem of lacking
of
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digital literacy.
This
issue needs more
attention
from the society
thus
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extensive experience and
knowledge
of
this
group of
people
will receive deserved
attention
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • age discrimination
  • bias
  • stereotype
  • tech-savvy
  • adaptable
  • retraining
  • upskilling
  • employment regulations
  • job options
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