A mere 15 per cent of UK employers see age as as a barrier to recruitment or career progression, over 73 per of employees aged 60 to 78 see it as a major obstacle, a new report on intergenerational new working has found. There is even a general gulf between employers and jobseekers, with just over one third (34%) of the later believing age can stand in the way of getting hired, promoted or mew opportunities. There is broad agreement. However, that communication styles and expectations are the main issues facing multigenerational workforces. Almost half of employers (47%) believe Gen Z lacks communication skills, compared with 11% of Gen X workers (generally held to be those born. between the mid 1960s and 1980, though the former is seen as the most technically competent generation.
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