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Ed Davey MP: quot;This will be great for older people, give
them more choice, and be a boost to the economyquot;
It means employers will no longer be allowed to dismiss staff just
because they have reached the age of 65.
The Department for Business said that as well as benefiting
individuals, quot;the freedom to work for longer will provide a boost to the
UK economyquot;.
Employers had called for the changes to be delayed for a year to allow
greater legal clarity over the plans.
The Employment Relations Minister Edward Davey told the BBC it would
still be possible for employers to force people to retire if they were no
longer up to the job.
quot;I think this [change] is really beneficial and should not be the
problem some people suggest,quot; he told the BBC.
quot;As of now, you are still able under the Employment Rights Act
1996 to fairly dismiss someone if you go though the proper processes - and one
of the reasons you can dismiss someone fairly includes capability.quot;
Ditching the DRA was first proposed by the coalition government in July
last year - largely to tackle issues around the ageing population and the
shortfall in pension savings.
The change means that from 6 April, bosses will not be able to issue
any notifications for compulsory retirement using the DRA procedure.
Between 6 April and 1 October, only those people who were told before 6
April, and who are due to retire before 1 October, can be compulsorily retired
using DRA.
However, individual employers will still be able to operate a
compulsory retirement age quot;provided that they can objectively justify
itquot;.
The Department for Business gives two examples of where this might be
the case - for air traffic controllers and police officers.
It added that it had worked with conciliation service Acas to provide
comprehensive guidance for companies on the removal of DRA.
John Cridland, Director-General Designate of the CBI,
said the government#39;s new guidance was inadequate and did not deal with how
firms could retire staff if they were no longer capable of doing their jobs
properly.
quot;There is not enough clarity for employers on how to deal with
difficult questions on performance,quot; he said.
quot;Less than three months is not enough time for businesses to put
in place new procedures.
quot;The evidence that performance and effectiveness decline after 65
is just not there.quot;
Unions have demanded quot;clear guidancequot; from both employers and
workers to raise awareness of what protection from unfair dismissal and age
discrimination older workers will have.
I would scrap the concept of retirement altogether. Only people
who are not physically or mentally capable of working should be paid by the
state - this would ease the burden on taxpayers and employers, improve quality
of life of older people and curtail the private pensions industry which is
little more than smoke and mirrors.
I am 61 this month and I work in administration and welcome the
scrapping of DRA, because I am more than capable of working after 65 and want
to do so. I don#39;t think because you reach 65 that you are incapable of
carrying out your work - I do think this is age discrimination. I know that in
manual jobs this would be difficult but in an office environment it would pose
no problem and we would also be paying NI and tax and not putting a burden on
the government.
I am a small to medium size business owner. We need clear
guidelines - not everyone aged over 65 is fit enough to keep working after 65.
I suspect no win no fee lawyers will be rubbing their hands with this ambiguous
legislation. It is hard enough for young people to obtain employment this has
got to have an impact on that sector as well.
I for one totally disagree with the retirement age of 65. I
personally think that it should be a choice whether somebody wants to keep
working passed the age of retirement age and those that wish to retire at an
early age should be allowed to do so. I would like for the government to show
the public a statistic report showing those in favour of the retirement age
been raised to support their evidence. In my opinion it#39;s a way for the
government to pay less out, as the government quote that people are living
longer, this only applies to those that can afford to do so.
I am 65 in December this year and this is a real help - I work
for a local authority I am a
