Scrapping the default retirement age “could harm companies”
The scrapping of the default retirement age (DRA) could cause employers a lot of problems, especially in the short term, employment law specialist Bibby Consulting & Support has warned. The company said there was no real need to change the existing retirement legislation because statistics showed that most requests to continue working beyond 65 were agreed to by employers and only a few people have been forced to retire against their will. Under current legislation, compulsory retirement at the age of 65 is seen as a fair reason for dismissal and the employee is unlikely to be able to make