Age Positive: Managing without a fixed retirement age
The law on age and retirement is changing. The Government is phasing out the default retirement age (DRA) from April 2011.
- From 6 April 2011 employers will no longer be able to issue notifications of retirement using the DRA procedure.
Age Positive provides guidance for employers and business leaders setting out the business benefits of recruiting, retaining and training older workers, effective age management practices and the removal of the fixed retirement age.
Main guidance and support material is available on Business Link providing in-depth information, case studies and research.
- Age Positive - main guidance and resources (Business Link website)
Other Sources of Information
- Age Positive – Managing without a fixed retirement age (Business Link website)
- Retirement Process and the removal of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) (ACAS website) or contact the ACAS employer helpline on 08457 474 747
- Age discrimination (Chartered Institute of Personnel Development website)
- Employers Forum on Age (EFA website)
- Guidance for employers (Equality and Human Rights Commission website)
- 50plusworks good practice guidance for providers supporting jobseekers aged 50 and over
