56-year - old superstar fell down stairs after failing to untie Armani cape . Older worker 's champion Ros Altmann claimed fall was not linked to bullying . Reaction to singer 's comments ' encapsulates ageist behaviour that is inappropriate ' She believes it ' could have happened to any employee of any age ' New report to warn of ' bias ' amongst employers against the over-50s .
56-year-old superstar fell down stairs after failing to untie Armani cape . Older worker's champion Ros Altmann insists fall was not linked to age . Reaction to singer 's fall 'encapsulates ageist thinking that is inappropriate ' She says incident 'could have happened to any performer of any age ' New report to warn of 'bias ' amongst employers against the over-50s .