Young people 8216;resent old workers8217;

A fifth of young workers believed workers aged over 60 were slower and less productive,and one in 20 said they should be paid less.

8220;Casual ageism has no place in society and the negative perceptions bear no reality to the lives of the over-60s,who are active,energetic and contribute hugely to many of the most successful businesses and organisations in the country, the Scotsman quoted Jane Ashcroft,chief executive of Anchor,as saying.

8220;The dismissive attitudes towards the over-sixties are a sad indictment of attitudes in this country, Ashcroft added.