Age discrimination: Compulsory retirement at age 65 remains lawful - for the time being
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R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2009] EWHC 2336 HC (0 other reports)
In R (on the application of Age UK) v Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2009] EWHC 2336 HC, the High Court confirmed that the compulsory retirement of employees at or above the age of 65 by reference to the prescribed procedure in the age discrimination Regulations is lawful. However, the Court could not "see how 65 could remain" as the default retirement age, following the Government's review in 2010.
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