Companies must 'catch up' with laws says lawyer following €100k 'retirement' ruling at WRC

A lawyer has said that 'companies must catch up with the law' after the Work Place Relations Commission (WRC) found that an RTÉ TV producer was discriminated against when she was forced to retire aged 65 and won €100,000 compensation.

Pat Mullins, litigation partner at BDM Boylan Solicitors in Cork said their practice has seen a 40 – 50% increase in cases of retirement and age discrimination in employment law over the last five years – excluding cases which are withdrawn or settled.