Rachel Krys, director for the Employers Forum on Age, said that although changes were being made, there were still cases of older individuals finding it very hard to re-enter the workplace.
"There’s a lot more awareness raising that needs to be done. There is a lot of age discrimination that isn’t coming out [and] that is under the radar really," she added.
Ms Krys explained that some older applicants were not making it to the interview stage when applying for a job and that by removing the retirement age, the government could send a strong message that ageism is not acceptable.
And there have also been reported claims of discrimination in the workplace against women this week, after the Trade Union Congress tabled a motion arguing that high heels should be banned at work.
