Personnel Today's drive to force the government to commit to scrapping the default retirement age (DRA) has stepped up a gear after receiving support from leading age campaigner Baroness Sally Greengross. She will be pushing for a debate in th  More...
21 November 2008 17:21

With reference to your article 'Retirement age must be scrapped sooner rather than later' ( Personnel Today , 28 October), I am concerned that pressure is being brought by organisations that have only white collar, professional and low-risk jobs.   More...
17 November 2008 14:29

With reference to your article 'Retirement age must be scrapped sooner rather than later' ( Personnel Today , 28 October), I am concerned that pressure is being brought by organisations that have only white collar, professional and low-risk jobs.   More...
17 November 2008 12:28

I seem to be a lone voice in the wilderness, but why have many HR practitioners leapt on the 'scrap the default retirement age (DRA)' bandwagon? If keeping someone beyond their 65th birthday, or indeed starting them as a new employee, is good  More...
03 November 2008 10:42

There was something of a scrap about compulsory retirement when the government was drafting the age legislation that came in to force in October 2006 . The Employers Forum on Age (EFA) wanted the idea dropped, arguing that putting an arbitrary c  More...
23 October 2008 16:37

Leading HR directors have backed a campaign by Personnel Today and the Employers Forum on Age to force the government to commit to remove the default retirement age in 2011. A growing number of employers have ditched the default retirement a  More...
17 October 2008 09:36

I have been following with great interest Age Concern's battle with the European Court of Justice to banish the compulsory retirement age of 65 ('Heyday retirement age decision "hugely disappointing" for staff', Personneltoday.com, 24 September).   More...
03 October 2008 17:02

The retirement age for junior ranks of the Civil Service is set to be scrapped, the Cabinet Office has announced. Whitehall departments and the Council of Civil Service Unions have agreed that employment policy on mandatory retirement age - currentl  More...
03 October 2008 07:13

Ditch the Retirement Age Personnel Today is supporting a campaign by the Employers Forum on Age (EFA) to force the government to commit to remove the default retirement age (DRA) in 2011. So now's the time for HR professiona  More...
03 October 2008 00:00

The legal challenge against the UK's mandatory retirement age is far from over, Heyday has warned. The advocate-general of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled last week that the compulsory retirement age of 65 was lawful, despite the campaig  More...
02 October 2008 00:01

The statutory retirement age of 65 probably has equal numbers of supporters and detractors, with employers and older employees on opposite sides of the debate. Following the advocate-general's opinion in the case brought by Heyday challenging the l  More...
26 September 2008 12:59

Has the advocate-general’s decision called time on Heyday’s retirement age challenge? The UK's controversial mandatory retirement age was back in the headlines last week when the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) advocate-general passed his judgment  More...
26 September 2008 12:00

The times are a-changing, and with them our attitudes to retirement, which are undergoing a revolution. The carriage clock and the farewell party after 25 years of loyal service now seem as dated as using an electric typewriter. A combination of mor  More...
26 September 2008 00:19

The legal advice to keep the default retirement age of 65 is "hugely disappointing" for employees and a step backwards for preventing age discrimination, according to the TUC. The European Court of Justice's (ECJ) advocate-general yesterday ruled ag  More...
24 September 2008 09:56

The European Court of Justice's (ECJ) advocate general has ruled against the Heyday challenge to the UK's compulsory retirement age of  65 . Although not binding, the advocate general's opinion may be an indication of the European Cou  More...
23 September 2008 09:50

If the legal challenge to the UK's mandatory retirement age succeeds in the European courts employers may have to keep older workers on until they choose to retire. How should you prepare for this? Sally Whittle reports. Some people can't wait to ret  More...
15 September 2008 00:00

A valued employee will be 65 this October. We'd like to keep him on, but also see this as an opportunity to renegotiate his contract. What are we allowed to do as regards salary and terms and conditions etc.? On the assumption that he has indicated   More...
26 August 2008 14:59

Plewes v Adams Pork Produce Limited Facts  Mr Plewes worked for Adams Pork Produce as a production operative. His contract of employment provided that the normal retirement date for all employees was the day before the employee's 65th bi  More...
08 August 2008 00:00

MPs have received spoof retirement letters as the Employers Forum on Age (EFA) ramps up its campaign to scrap the default retirement age. The format replicates the standard notice of retirement that thousands of UK workers receive when they rea  More...
04 July 2008 08:02

The government White Paper on the Equality Bill was published on 26 June 2008. And although it doesn't go as far as some employers had originally feared, the clear message is that the government is committed to working to achieve equality in the workpla  More...
02 July 2008 16:07