Under the provisions of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, employers are obliged to consider seriously requests from employees to work beyond the default retirement age of 65. An earlier retirement age may be used but only if the employer can justify it objectively. The Age Equality Regulations are the UK’s implementation of the European Equal Treatment Directive.
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Posted November 4th, 2009 | No Comments »
Following quickly on the heels of the High Court decision on 25 September to allow age 65 to remain as the designated retirement age for age equality purposes – at least for now – the Cabinet Secretary announced on 30 September that a mandatory retirement age will be scrapped across all levels of the Civil Service, including the most senior levels.
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Posted October 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
On 25 September, the High Court gave its judgement in the long-running Age Concern case, which challenges the setting of age 65 as the designated retirement age (DRA) in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. In July 2007, the charity Age Concern challenged the legality of the legislation, claiming that it allows employers to discriminate against employees reaching age 65.
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Posted September 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
The UK’s Age Equality Regulations allow employers to dismiss employees on the grounds of retirement at age 65 and, if they have requested to continue working beyond 65, to refuse the request, after following specified procedures, without providing written reasons. There is no provision for appealing to an employment tribunal against the employer’s decision to refuse a request not to retire.
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Posted March 16th, 2009 | No Comments »
In preparation for consultation on the implementation of a new European Directive on temporary agency work, the Department for Business Regulation and Regulatory Reform (BERR) published on 30 October the findings of a survey on agency working conducted by Employment Market Analysis and Research, part of BERR’s Employment Relations Directorate.
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Posted November 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
After six years of disagreement, the European Parliament has voted in Strasbourg to support, without amendment, the proposals for the Directive on Temporary Agency Work put forward by the European Commission.
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Posted November 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »
The UK’s Age Equality Regulations allow employers to dismiss employees on the grounds of retirement at age 65 and, if they have requested to continue working beyond 65, to refuse the request, after following specified procedures, without providing written reasons. There is no provision for appealing to an employment tribunal against the employer’s decision to refuse a request not to retire.
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Posted October 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
Acas has published a new guide to help businesses avoid the risks of equal pay claims through the use of job evaluation.
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Posted September 14th, 2008 | No Comments »
