Intel investigated for age discrimination in dismissals

Tech giant Intel is under investigation for possible age discrimination in its layoffs started in 2016 according to a new Wall Street Journal report.

Intel could have discriminated its employees by age

The report alleges that Intel is being investigated for its attempt to get rid of older employees and retain younger ones, which is good for the company, as older workers tend to be better paid, more aware and assertive of their rights., and more likely to have families and make use of company benefits.

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Two years ago Intel announced its layoffs and restructurings, the company indicated that it would be a process that would last until 2017 and that would involve a combination of voluntary and involuntary layoffs. The Wall Street Journal reports that dozens of former employees sought legal advice to file a lawsuit, and some of them filed complaints with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. USA

Intel contends that factors such as age, race, national origin, sex, immigration status, or other personal demographics were not part of the process when we made those decisions. However, the Wall Street Journal review reveals that in a set of 2, 300 layoffs, the median age was 49, seven years older than the median age of other staff.

This age discrimination case is going public only a couple of months after the release of a comprehensive report on allegedly widespread age discrimination within IBM. It stands to reason that age discrimination manifests itself most strongly in companies that have operated for many decades and have a staff of aging employees along with their employer.

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