Bangalore: The anti-ageism legislation in UK isn't working and the IT industry is continuing to discriminate against older techies. That's the verdict of the 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey. The majority (51 percent) of survey respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the IT industry discriminates against older workers, compared with less than a fifth (18 percent) who held the opposite view. The result is largely unchanged from last year's survey - suggesting anti-ageism legislation passed by the UK government back in October 2006, that made it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their age during the hiring process; when considering promotion; or providing on-the-job training - has done little to help older IT pros get a fair crack at getting hired. Almost half (45 percent) of respondents disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement 'employers are happy to recruit IT workers over the age of 40,' with only a quarter (26 percent) saying that organizations are content to hire over-40s. The survey also shows that many tech workers remain unsure whether anti-ageism legislation has made it easier for older IT pros to find work or not, with almost half (48 percent) saying they don't know whether the government's intervention has had an impact or not. Meanwhile, a third of 2009 respondents believe the legislation has failed, versus less than a fifth (18 percent) who think it has helped older tech workers get jobs.