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12/01/2010
Retirement age law change planned |
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The current compulsory retirement age of 65 should be abolished, according to a senior member of the government.
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman said the present arrangements of making it mandatory for people to leave their posts at that age should alter, stating that a "massive public policy change" should be implemented.
She coined a new term - the "welderly" – to describe people of advanced years whose health would comfortably permit them to keep on working past the age of 65.
Such a change in policy could have implications for those who might have dealings with employment lawyers in London, as it would change the existing legal situation where employers can refuse to employ anyone over the official retirement age.
The comments come with a general election approaching, suggesting Ms Harman's ideas may form the basis of Labour's manifesto commitments on the issue.
Conservative policy on pensions would see the retirement age raised to 66 from no sooner than 2016 for men and 2020 for women.
Written by Anthony Dyson
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