老年工作者,认知障碍和歧视
1Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York City.
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
|December 5, 2023
概括
随着劳动力老龄化,雇主面临着认知障碍的挑战. 虽然年龄歧视是非法的,但雇主可以评估表现出损害迹象的工人,平衡公平与安全.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 人力资源管理 人力资源管理
背景情况:
- 全球人口老龄化给现代劳动力带来了挑战.
- 认知障碍在老年工人中越来越普遍,这会影响工作场所的安全性和生产力.
- 现有的法律框架规定了就业中的年龄和残疾歧视.
研究的目的:
- 检查认知障碍在老龄化劳动力中的法律和实际影响.
- 探索与年龄相关的认知衰退有关的雇主的责任和局限性.
- 确定公平有效的工作场所评估的策略.
主要方法:
- 审查联邦反歧视法规 (例如,就业年龄歧视法).
- 关于强制退休和年龄相关查的判例分析.
- 探索基于绩效的评估的最佳实践.
主要成果:
- 强制退休在很大程度上是禁止的,只有少数例外.
- 积极的,基于年龄的查在法律上是有问题的,可能违反反歧视法.
- 雇主可以合法地对表现出损害迹象的员工实施有针对性的评估.
结论:
- 在老年工人中导航认知障碍需要仔细遵守法律保护.
- 公平对待员工和保护雇主/公共利益至关重要.
- 制定和实施有针对性的评估政策是雇主面临的关键挑战.
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