Retiring The Retirement Age?

This article is the copyright of Bond Pearce LLP, 2007

Out of the three new fields of discrimination outlawed since 2003, age was always going to be the most challenging one to implement. As with sexual orientation and religion or belief discrimination, age discrimination derives from the European Union under the Framework Directive.

Since the implementation of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (Age Regulations) on 1 October 2006, various reports have been produced, looking at implications of the Age Regulations. As we have reported previously, Heyday has also challenged the UK's implementation of the Framework Directive in the Age Regulations and in particular the validity of the default retirement age. This week's briefing considers the implications the Heyday challenge is having on age discrimination cases currently in front of the Employment Tribunal and also looks at the latest reports on age discrimination to be published.