Workers using law to fight back on ageism

WORKERS spurned by ageist employers are fighting back with anti-discrimination law.

Age discrimination is now the most common reason employees seek help from the Equality Authority to force bosses to comply with the Employment Equality Act.

Niall Crowley, chief executive of the authority, said the main complaints come from workers who suspect their age is the reason they failed to get a job, were overlooked for promotion or were pushed out of work prematurely through rigid retirement rules or redundancy.