Discrimination by age in recruitment or employment procedures will be prohibited from late next year and from Jan. 1, 2010, ``ageism in all areas'' - salary, pay increases, retirement or dismissal- will also be strictly banned. Employers who violate the rule will face up to 30 million won in fines...[T]he move is expected to bring about employers' protest. When the government came up with the basic outline in April, leaders of the nation's five major business organizations including the Korea Employers Federation and the Federation of Korean Industries called for its withdrawal in May...They said that the government is pushing too hard for the protection of workers disregarding the reality of the market as well as individual company's policies...