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From: fdc@cstvax.UUCP (Frank Cringle)
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Subject: Re: Research in Reliable Distributed Computing
Message-ID: <349@cstvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 08:41:13 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 15 08:41:13 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Sep-85 02:45:18 EDT
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In article <1228@ihlpg.UUCP> dimario@ihlpg.UUCP (Michael J. DiMario) writes:
[ much quoting of british job offer with age dependant salary range,
  and follow-up flame ]

I quite agree that this demonstrates the archaic nature of british society,
Mrs. T. notwithstanding.  Age discrimination (positive correlation of
salary with years) is a basic feature of public service pay-scales here,
and the principle applies in education too.  It is not so bad in industry.

We just lost an excellent technician who was at the top of the scale for his
age.  The only way he could earn more was by waiting for his next birthday -
or by moving to an employer with a more rational rewards policy, which he did.


>But, it may also be typical of European hiring practises. It is discouraging
>to see such views on an American net.
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^
Cultural imperialism is a wee bit archaic, too.



-- 
Frank Cringle, Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of Edinburgh
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