Client Alert

| October 1, 2009

High Court Upholds the Default Retirement Age of 65

Judgment has been handed down by the High Court in the reported case of R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (commonly known as the Heyday Litigation). This was a challenge by Age UK against the Government's "Default Retirement Age" of 65 provided in the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. The Government was successful in proving that setting the Default Retirement Age at 65 was within its competence.

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