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• Heyday decision - default retirement age is lawful, but...

  The High Court has given its decision (PDF format, 206K) in the "Heyday case", the case brought by Age Concern challenging the default retirement age. The Court found that the default retirement age of 65 can be justified and is therefore lawful... Posted Sep 25 2009, 04:25 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, heyday, age concern

• Age Concern retirement case - Day two of the Heyday hearing

  I attended the hearing of the Age Concern retirement case at the High Court today. I've only attended the second day of a three day hearing so can't pretend to be able to give a balanced view of all the evidence, but I can give you an idea of... Posted Jul 17 2009, 08:41 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, employee rights, discrimination, heyday

• Age Concern retirement case - hearing begins today

  The High Court hearing in the case brought by Age Concern, challenging mandatory retirement, begins today. Age Concern argues that the default retirement age of 65 is unlawful. If the case is successful, employers will no longer be able to use mandatory... Posted Jul 16 2009, 10:56 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, employee rights, discrimination, heyday

• Review of 65 default retirement age brought forward to 2010

  The review of the 65 default retirement age is to be brought forward by a year to 2010, as the Government attempts to adapt to the changing economic circumstances. Read More... Posted Jul 14 2009, 10:14 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, heyday

• Solicitor's mandatory retirement case goes to the Court of Appeal

  The case of Leslie Seldon, the solicitor who challenged his firm's decision to retire him at age 65, is being heard this week at the Court of Appeal. The case is important because it will hopefully give some clarification on when age discrimination... Posted Jul 13 2009, 04:04 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, termination of employment, employee rights, heyday

• Age Concern retirement case - High Court date

  The High Court is to hear the Age Concern and Help the Aged legal challenge to the 65 default retirement age on 16 July. Read More... Posted Jun 24 2009, 08:50 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, heyday

• ECJ to deliver Heyday retirement ruling on 5 March

  The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision in the Heyday challenge to the default retirement age in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 is scheduled to be given on 5 March, according to the ECJ judgment schedule (external website). Read More... Posted Feb 11 2009, 11:34 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, heyday

• Former employee sues US age body for . . . age discrimination

  Heyday may have suffered a setback in its campaign to have the UK's default retirement age scrapped, but spare a thought for its American counterpart, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). It's being sued by a former employee for... Posted Sep 26 2008, 09:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, age, usa, international, heyday

• Heyday retirement challenge suffers a setback

  Heyday's campaign to have the UK's default retirement age scrapped has suffered a serious, but not fatal, setback. Read More... Posted Sep 23 2008, 03:09 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, heyday

• Heyday retirement opinion due in September

  HR professionals should highlight 23 September 2008 in their diaries: that's the date that the Advocate-General's opinion on Heyday's challenge to the default retirement age is due to be given. Read More... Posted Aug 21 2008, 09:39 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, heyday

• ECJ hearing on default retirement age

  A legal challenge to the UK default retirement age is due to be heard by the European Court of Justice on Wednesday 2 July. The case has been brought by the National Council on Ageing, which operates under the names Heyday and Age Concern. It argues that... Posted Jul 01 2008, 07:29 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: retirement, equal opportunities, age, termination of employment, heyday