Ageism concerns must be addressed

IRELAND’S elderly population needs to fight plans to extend the retirement age unless concerns over ageism and training for older people in the workplace are addressed, according to a new report.

Employers in Ireland are nearly bottom of the league when it comes to recruiting people over the age of 50, the launch of the Older and Bolder report heard.

An OECD report in 2006 found Ireland was among the worst for employing people over the age of 50.