According to a recent conducted research by Ipsos In Canada, the majority ‘Agree’ Older Workers Bring Experience/Insight (93%) and are More Loyal and Reliable than Younger Workers 78%. Is this also the case in the Netherlands?
A new poll conducted by Ipsos Reid, the second in a series of workplace attitudes conducted exclusively for Postmedia News and Global Television, has given Canadians the opportunity to debunk or reinforce some workplace stereotypes regarding older workers that could be at play in Canada. When it comes to the veteran workforce, almost all (93%) ‘agree’ (46% strongly/46% somewhat) that ‘older workers bring important experience and insight to the workforce’, while few (7%) ‘disagree’ (2% strongly/6% somewhat). Those aged 35+ are more likely (95%) than those who are younger (86%). Most (78%) ‘agree’ (32% strongly/46% somewhat) that ‘older workers are more loyal and reliable than younger workers’, while just two in ten (22%) ‘disagree’ (4% strongly/18% somewhat). Older Canadians (90%) are most likely to agree, followed by middle-aged (83%) and younger Canadians (58%) – although still a majority of younger workers agree older workers are more loyal and reliable than they are.
While these stereotypes shine a positive light on the contributions of older workers, other stereotypes are not so kind, although most Canadians tend to disagree with them. Eight in ten (82%) ‘disagree’ (35% strongly/47% somewhat) that ‘older workers are less productive, coasting their way to retirement’, while less than two in ten (18%) ‘agree’ (3% strongly/14% somewhat). Nearly three in ten (28%) younger Canadians agree, compared to fewer middle-aged (16%) or older (11%) people. Ipsos
