The Government’s Age Positive campaign, which offers advice on the forthcoming age discrimination regulations, has updated its guidance.
From 1 October retirement ages under 65 will be unlawful unless they can be justified. Compulsorily retiring employees at 65 or above will not be unlawful – but there will be a new statutory procedure to follow.
Employers will have to give at least six months’ notice of the intended retirement date.
There are special arrangements for employees who want to retire between 1 October 2006 and 31 March 2007 which means employers might have to issue formal notifications of retirement dates before the regulations come into force.
The updates to the Age Positive site also include myth-busting articles on demographics, insurance, training and health.
They can all be found at: www.agepositive.gov.uk
