Aims and objectives
The aim of this article is to assess the role of Human Resource practices in perpetuating age discrimination
in hotel workplaces. This aim is supported by four objectives, namely
1. To define an “older” worker, ageism and age discrimination
2. To establish the link between ageism and discrimination
3. To ascertain the effects of Human Resource management practices in hotel workplaces on the
employment of “older” workers
4. To suggest ways in which hotel workplaces can minimize age discrimination against “older”
employees in relation to recruitment, selection, training, development, equal opportunities and
managing diversity