Category Archives: Retirement

Compulsory retirement lawful, for now

At the end of last month, judgment was handed down in the Heyday litigation – a long running campaign by Age Concern to have the laws allowing compulsory retirement at 65 struck from the statute book as incompatible with European … Continue reading

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Just one day short of retirement…

…is a dangerous time if you’re an American cop in the movies, you’re bound to get hit with a bullet or an internal affairs investigation. In the first instance case of Plewes v Adams Pork Produce Limited (reported by Burges … Continue reading

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Logan’s Run

Not many people realise you can still compulsorily retire someone at 65. Before you can though, you have to adopt some stupid procedure where you give them: 6 months’ notice; Invite them to come to a meeting at which they … Continue reading

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Compulsory Retirement

Despite the new Age Discrimination laws, employers can still compulsorily retire their employees at (usually) age 65 so long as they follow a lengthy and mostly pointless procedure. For me, this is another example of why the laws don’t make … Continue reading

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