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From: dss00@amdahl.UUCP (dss00)
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Subject: Re: Research in Reliable Distributed Computing
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 16:28:01 EDT
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> > In article <429@cheviot.uucp> santosh@cheviot.UUCP (Santosh Shrivastava) writes:
> > >              The appointments will be for the duration of three years, on the
> > >standard IA salary scale: 7520- 12150 Pounds/year according to age
> > >qualifications and experience...
> >

some flames here about AGE as one of the criterion for deciding
wages.

> I concur with your view! Such attitudes and discrimination policies are
> indicative with the British unrest internal and external to England.
> But, it may also be typical of European hiring practises.

Just for the record, in some societies on this earth, more age is
associated with more maturity and old age is respected. Personally
I see nothing wrong with it.

What brought legislations against age discrimination in the U.S.
(I think), was the practice of getting rid of older workers, who
were paid higher, needed more time off (presumably due to added
family responsibilities and/or poorer health) compared to the
younger lot, and probably likely closer to retirement (thus
costing the company in retirement benefits).

>It is discouraging
> to see such views on an American net.

Ah! Indeed. I always thought that this was a world wide net.

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Deepak S. Sabnis ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!dss00    (408) 746-6058

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