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I The o ld e r w o rk erf s a s e e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s . In a |
'modern i n d u s t r i a l economy, an a p p lic a n t f o r a p o s i t i o n !
j i s c o n s id e r e d an o ld e r worker when he f i n d s h im s e lf in j
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i d i f f i c u l t y in o b ta in in g a job on acco u n t o f h i s eh ro n o - !
j I ! l o g i c a l a g e . T h is age co u ld be t h i r t y , t h i r t y - f i v e , f o r t y , !
i i
i f o r t y - f i v e , or any age depending upon th e typ e o f job and
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jupon the kind o f b u s in e s s or in d u s t r y . G e n e r a lly s p e a k in g ,
[how ever, age f o r t y - f i v e seems t o be c i on s id e r ed by many as
th e d i v id in g l i n e betw een young and o ld e r w o rk ers. That a
man f o r t y - f i v e y ea rs o f age who i s in f u l l v ig o r p h y s i c a l l y
a s w e l l as m e n ta lly sh ould be c o n s id e r e d an o ld e r worker
had i t s o r i g i n in th e e a r l y days o f th e i n d u s t r i a l r e v o lu t
i o n where g r e a t p h y s i c a l s t r e n g t h and stam ina were
jreq u ire d t o perform th e s e v e r a l j o b s . Nowadays, how ever,
I w ith th e many la b o r sa v in g d e v ic e s such as h o i s t s , c r a n e s ,
; f o r k l i f t s and conveyor b e l t s , th e n e c e s s i t y f o r b r u te :; !
[ fo r c e has a lm o st c o m p le t e ly been e l im i n a t e d . Thus, th e
' p h y s i c a l c o n d it i o n o f a f o r t y - f i v e year o ld worker f i f t y
i or even t w e n t y - f i v e y ea r s ago cannot f a v o r a b ly be compared
w ith th e p h y s i c a l c o n d i t i o n o f a worker in th e year 1955* j
[T h e r e fo r e , b u s in e s s and in d u s t r y w i l l have t o re-ex a m in e i t s i |I
th in k in g ab out an o ld e r worker and must r e a l i z e t h a t a man j
o f f o r t y - f i v e y ea rs o f age to d a y s t i l l has a good tw e n ty
t o t w e n t y - f i v e y ea rs o f p r o d u c tiv e n e s s ahead o f him.
L et us now examine th e a s s e t s an o ld e r worker has ,
and can o f f e r t o a p r o s p e c t iv e employer and a l s o h i s |
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| Full text | I The o ld e r w o rk erf s a s e e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s . In a | 'modern i n d u s t r i a l economy, an a p p lic a n t f o r a p o s i t i o n ! j i s c o n s id e r e d an o ld e r worker when he f i n d s h im s e lf in j i i i d i f f i c u l t y in o b ta in in g a job on acco u n t o f h i s eh ro n o - ! j I ! l o g i c a l a g e . T h is age co u ld be t h i r t y , t h i r t y - f i v e , f o r t y , ! i i i f o r t y - f i v e , or any age depending upon th e typ e o f job and i jupon the kind o f b u s in e s s or in d u s t r y . G e n e r a lly s p e a k in g , [how ever, age f o r t y - f i v e seems t o be c i on s id e r ed by many as th e d i v id in g l i n e betw een young and o ld e r w o rk ers. That a man f o r t y - f i v e y ea rs o f age who i s in f u l l v ig o r p h y s i c a l l y a s w e l l as m e n ta lly sh ould be c o n s id e r e d an o ld e r worker had i t s o r i g i n in th e e a r l y days o f th e i n d u s t r i a l r e v o lu t i o n where g r e a t p h y s i c a l s t r e n g t h and stam ina were jreq u ire d t o perform th e s e v e r a l j o b s . Nowadays, how ever, I w ith th e many la b o r sa v in g d e v ic e s such as h o i s t s , c r a n e s , ; f o r k l i f t s and conveyor b e l t s , th e n e c e s s i t y f o r b r u te :; ! [ fo r c e has a lm o st c o m p le t e ly been e l im i n a t e d . Thus, th e ' p h y s i c a l c o n d it i o n o f a f o r t y - f i v e year o ld worker f i f t y i or even t w e n t y - f i v e y ea r s ago cannot f a v o r a b ly be compared w ith th e p h y s i c a l c o n d i t i o n o f a worker in th e year 1955* j [T h e r e fo r e , b u s in e s s and in d u s t r y w i l l have t o re-ex a m in e i t s i |I th in k in g ab out an o ld e r worker and must r e a l i z e t h a t a man j o f f o r t y - f i v e y ea rs o f age to d a y s t i l l has a good tw e n ty t o t w e n t y - f i v e y ea rs o f p r o d u c tiv e n e s s ahead o f him. L et us now examine th e a s s e t s an o ld e r worker has , and can o f f e r t o a p r o s p e c t iv e employer and a l s o h i s | |
