Surviving the new retirement law changes

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David Regan of Mundays Solicitors discusses what the abolition of the default retirement age means for employers.

Key changes to the law will see the default retirement age abolished from 1 October 2011, and notices of intended retirement date unable to be issued from 6 April 2011 onwards. This will have a significant impact on business owners. So what are their options? Default retirement age alternatives 1.  Speak to the employee off the record: While this option is tempting, trying to speak with an employee ‘off the record’ is fraught with difficulty. In brief, simply saying “this conversation is ‘off the record’, or ‘without prejudice’, does not mean the employee cannot use the conversation ag...

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