Dr Byrne said the main problem for mature age employees was the onus of proof placed on discrimination complainants when alleging age discrimination during the recruitment process.
"Often these complainants are told they did not get the job because there was someone better suited to the job.
"The recruitment panel will use the nebulous excuse of merit to disqualify someone who they might think is too old for the job," he said.
The November roundtable meeting was the final of four meetings held by this group in 2021, with the previous topics being elder abuse, the digital divide and vulnerable cohorts.
Dr Byrne said it was an important time to consider these issues given that this week was Seniors' Week.
"Over the last two years the Commission has received 82 age discrimination complaints, and it continues to be in the top five grounds of complaint," he said.
In 2018 the Commission released Age is not a use by date, a snapshot of the experiences of discrimination among WA's seniors.
Dr Byrne said many of the issues documented in the report were still relevant now.
"We are still seeing seniors discriminated against in the areas of employment, accommodation and goods and services.
"Elderly Western Australians still feel they are excluded from meaningful participation in society which is a tremendous waste when so many seniors have such valuable energy and experience to share," he said.
