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TUC criticises ageism at work as study finds highest educated the most prejudiced
An elderly woman at Rowheath House retirement home in Birmingham, May 2017

THE TUC has stressed the “essential” value older people bring to the workplace after a new report found highly educated people are the most ageist.

A survey published today has shown that a “significant” proportion of the population hold unfounded stereotypes about the abilities of older workers — with men, younger generations, and people who hire and manage people over 50 the most likely to hold these prejudices.

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