[M]ore older workers are putting off retirement and staying in the work force than ever before…[E]mployment lawyers say they are seeing an increasing number of age-discrimination cases as a result…Canadian courts are also now more likely to award larger severance amounts to employees, particularly older ones who have less opportunity for new employment…Mr. Rudner [an employment lawyer] warns that employers who approach older workers and start complaining about their performance, or suggesting that they might want to retire, could be asking for trouble. “As soon as you say anything…even if it relates to age indirectly, you are opening yourself to a human rights claim,” he said… Susan Eng, the vice-president of…the Canadian Association of Retired Persons…said employers need to value older workers, respect their rights, and promote “inter-generational sensitivity” in the workplace…