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各位老友記,是否記得這是甚麼廣告?對了,是勞工處宣傳消除就業年齡歧視的廣告。這一節「長者法網智多聲」,就跟大家說一下就業年齡歧視。

就業年齡歧視,即是說打工仔或求職者,因為年齡而在職場受到不公平或不相同的待遇。無論招聘、晉升、調職或培訓、僱用條款和條件、員工離職或公司裁員、退休政策、以至投訴和申訴處理程序,都有可能出現就業年齡歧視。

香港目前沒有法例規管就業年齡歧視。勞工處編寫了一份叫「消除就業方面的年齡歧視」的僱傭實務指引,在勞工處的網頁可以下載。不如我們也跟大家介紹一下這份指引的內容吧。

問問大家,老闆最想招聘到甚麼員工呢?不用問,當然是能幹的啦。所以指引都建議老闆,無論是招聘、培訓、升職、調職、或是裁員和「炒魷魚」等,都應該有劃一的甄選準則,以員工的工作能力來評估,而不是用員工多少歲來評估。

例如招聘,除非說要找小演員,又或是某個年齡層的模特兒之類吧,否則招聘廣告不應該提到年齡,只需要寫明您想求職者有甚麼工作經驗、年資、學歷、特別技能或特別工作要求。如果透過職業介紹所找人,也要跟介紹所講清楚,只要合資格就來者不拒,多少歲都無所謂。

面試時問的問題,應該與工作有關,或能夠有助你了解求職者的性格和能力,而不是問多少歲。人工福利怎樣計算,是看職級、職責、年資和經驗,而不是看年紀,同工同酬才是公道嘛。升職、調職和培訓的甄選準則也是一樣。就算不幸要裁員了,也不應該以年齡做考慮。

退休安排也可以加入消除年齡歧視的措施。好像說,員工如果想退休後繼續工作,老闆應該按照個別情況和公司的退休政策等,考慮是否讓他留任。

那麼日常工作又如何呢?如果員工較年輕,做錯事沒有人怪責他,但年紀較大的員工做同一件事就被懲罰,這就是年齡歧視了。指引還說,好的老闆,應該制定內部申訴程序,如果員工遇到不公道的事,被人歧視,可以完全依照程序投訴,公司會一視同仁處理,不會因為年紀或職級等因素厚此薄彼,投訴人也不怕被人秋後算帳。

聽了這麼久,是否發覺要消除就業上的年齡歧視,其實並不是太難呢?希望大家的工作環境跟我們長者社區法網一樣,都是老少咸宜﹗拜拜﹗

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What is age discrimination in employment?

Age discrimination in employment

Age discrimination in employment occurs when an employee or prospective employee is subject to unfair or different treatment in respect of his or her employment on the ground of age. It may occur in the arrangements for recruitment, promotion, transfer or training, access to the terms and conditions of employment, voluntary departure or redundancy schemes, or retirement policies, and the procedures for handling complaints and grievances.

However, if measures are taken to help persons of different age groups overcome disadvantages, such as retraining course and employment services for older people to help them find suitable jobs, such measures are not age discriminatory. There is no law governing age discrimination in employment. The Labour Department has published “Practical Guidelines for Employers on Eliminating Age Discrimination in Employment” (the Guidelines), which provide suggestions to employers on how to create a fair working environment, and encourage employers and employment agencies to follow on a voluntary basis. Click here to download the Guidelines from the website of the Labour Department.

Employers should assess employees according to their ability to do a given job, not using irrelevant considerations. Therefore, the Guidelines suggest employers develop a set of consistent selection criteria that provide clear guidelines for recruitment, training, promotion, transfer, redundancy and dismissal situations as well, as the terms and conditions of employment.