Need I say any more? The government have decided to plough on with removing the default retirement age.
From an employment lawyers point of view this looks to me to be more fertile territory for work in the coming 12 months. No upper limit will mean that older workers will be managed out of the business. These workers tend to be higher earners, have more service and on average are more likely to have health issues (disability). From a government who said they wanted to simplify Employment Law (see link below) this move is surprising and not welcomed by business. For the older worker this is a life line as many people carry on working not because they want to but because they have no choice and need the money to make ends meet. My own view for what it is worth is that this is one way to help support an ageing population but I fear that this is being done at the expense of the next generation who will now have less opportunity to get on the jobs ladder.
Peter D
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