Businesses: are you at risk from an age discrimination claim?

Employment law specialist Jacqueline McCluskey gives some timely advice

The UK’s default retirement age was scrapped last year, meaning staff no longer have to retire upon turning 65.

The new rules were phased in, with employers able to serve eligible staff with a retirement notice up until April last year. Employers could provide staff members with up to 12 months’ notice, and employees could then request a further extension, meaning some affected staff have only recently retired or are currently still employed and due to retire later this year.

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