Quote Originally Posted by carpaltunnel View Post
One of the plans he announced is ramped up cross training and contingency for retirements and deaths due to the number of people in the department in their 50's and 60's He didn't name names, but he listed how many people were in each category, and used one of us as an example: If Sally retired or got hit by a bus...etc.

I think the younger people were as offended as the older people. I've heard comment from them about how stupid it was. Does anyone know if this is illegal?

Then to make things worse, HIS boss apologized profusely to someone who got upset, thinking it was the age comment that made her upset, although it was really something else stupid that they did (I won't even go into that here.) So several executives one after another apologized to her about the age comments, and have said nothing at all to the rest of us.

Boy am I glad it's Friday. I don't think I could make myself go back another day.
Sounds chaotic at that meeting. What a way to end the work wk.

Was it illegal? I think if any of the attending employees at meeting, complained to our provincial human rights tribunal (which covers B.C.Human Rights Code complaints /cases on hiring, workplace treatment, and housing etc.) claimant would have been heard with seriousness.

To name employees in age brackets is actually...unnecessary..when you think about it. It serves no purpose. Only the human resources and benefts personnel need to know to assist employees in understanding their access/calculation of earned benefits, pension, etc.