Time Running out on Retirement at 65

Employers are reminded that they only have a limited time remaining to set in motion procedures to retire staff at the age of 65.

The Default Retirement Age (DRA) is being phased out this year, which means that employers will no longer be able to automatically retire employees because they have reached 65.

From 6 April, employers will no longer be able to issue notifications of retirement using the DRA procedure.

If notifications are made before 6 April 2011 in accordance with DRA procedures, employers will be able to continue with the retirement process as long as the retirement is due to take place before 1 October 2011 and the employee will be aged 65 by the same date. No retirements using the DRA procedure will be possible from 1 October 2011.

From 1 October 2011, employers will not be able to compulsorily retire their employees, unless the retirement can be objectively justified in their particular circumstances.

LINK: Guidance from Acas