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The default retirement age of 65 will definitely be abolished on October 1 2011. But there’s a cut-off date for safe retirement dismissals. What is it?
Published 27.01.2011
As the default retirement age will soon be abolished, you must act quickly if you want to serve any employees with notifications of intended retirement. But what happens if they then challenge your
decision? How should you play it?
Published 09.02.2011
In a surprising move, the government has announced that it plans to scrap the current default retirement age (DRA) of 65 starting from April 2011. This decision has come under fire, but is it really
as bad as it sounds?
Published 25.08.2010
We previously told you that a challenge to the default retirement age of 65 had been brought by “Heyday”. The European Court of Justice recently published its ruling. What was the outcome and how
does it affect you?
Published 20.04.2009
Even though the default retirement age of 65 has been abolished, employees can still opt to retire voluntarily. But how do you bring this sensitive subject up without giving any hint of “age
discrimination”?
Published 18.05.2011
There have been some last-minute changes to the Regulations which will remove the default retirement age. Act quickly and it can still be used safely. How?
Published 25.03.2011
You want to dismiss a 68-year-old employee but your employment contracts don’t state a retirement age. As you didn’t go through the statutory retirement procedure when they were 65, should you just
make them redundant instead?
Published 05.03.2009
The High Court has now ruled on whether it’s legal for you to force staff to retire at 65. So, can you safely show them the door, or do they stay put?
Published 21.10.2009
The default retirement age of 65 was formally removed on April 6 2011. This means that many of you will need to make changes to your employment-related paperwork. What documents might you need to
update and how?
Published 02.06.2011
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