Retirement

New and updated

• Type:

  International

  Global retirement and pensionable age comparative table

  Updated to include additional information for Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Philippines and Switzerland.

• Date:

  27 June 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Retirement and the pensionable age: What does the global employer need to know?

  Whether your employees are eagerly anticipating retirement or share Friedrich Nietzsche's belief that the meaning of life lies in the continued struggle, it is important to know when they are legally entitled to retire and receive their full pension benefits. The starting point is to calculate an employee's pensionable and retirement ages - which is not always easy to do and will vary according to where they are in the world. Here we provide an overview of some important considerations.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What should an employer do if an older employee requests to change their working pattern in preparation for retirement?

  Updated to reflect changes to the right to request flexible working in place from 6 April 2024, including a requirement to consult with the employee.

• Date:

  11 May 2023

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Age discrimination - tips, traps and Tribunal cases

  Age discrimination can be a tricky area for employers. In this edition of the podcast, Susie Munro, Senior Legal Editor at XpertHR, leads us on a tour of recent cases that offer examples of how things can go wrong if they are mishandled and provides some tips on avoiding typical age-related traps.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers were held to have discriminated against employees because their age was a factor in their dismissal.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Retirement policy (compulsory retirement age)

  A model policy to set out your organisation's approach to dealing with retirement where a compulsory retirement age applies to all employees (or certain groups of employees).

• Date:

  25 January 2022

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Key 2022 employment cases

  We highlight key cases due to be decided in 2022 and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: vicarious liability, holiday pay, agency workers, compulsory retirement ages, and coronavirus-related health and safety cases. We will also be reflecting on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge this year.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: Oxford University justifies compulsory retirement age for academics

  In Pitcher v Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford and another, an employment tribunal held that Oxford University's "employer-justified retirement age" for academics is a proportionate means of achieving its legitimate aims.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Retirement policy (no compulsory retirement age)

  A model retirement policy to set out your organisation's approach to dealing with retirement where there is no compulsory retirement age.

• Type:

  Contract clauses

  Retirement contract clause

  A model clause in contracts of employment where the employer intends the employee to be subject to a compulsory retirement age.