Planning for retirement

Brokers should be aware of the implications of the recent Heydey case decision, argues Alex Lock.

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations were introduced in 2006 by the government to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of age in the employment context. The regulations contained provisions relating to retirement and a default retirement age; requiring an employee to retire at a given age is discriminatory but the regulations permit this with a default retirement age of 65.

This provision was challenged in the Heyday case, initially on the basis that there should be no default retirement

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