Retirement

New and updated

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  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: law firm's mandatory retirement age of 65 for partners was justified

  In the final chapter of this long-running case on the justification of a compulsory retirement age for partners in a law firm, the employment tribunal applied Supreme Court guidance and concluded that a requirement for partners to step down at 65 was justified.

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  Tasks

  Develop a pre-retirement support package

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  Tasks

  Discuss retirement plans with an employee

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  Employment law guide

  Retirement

  Updated to include information on Harrod and others v Chief Constable of West Midlands Police and others, in which the Court of Appeal considered if forcibly retiring police officers was justified.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to retiring employee confirming termination date and final payments

  A model letter to a retiring employee confirming final payments and the termination date.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter announcing colleague's retirement

  A model letter announcing a colleague's retirement.

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  Training

  Retirement - line manager training

  Line manager training guide looking at the law and best practice on retirement, including whether compulsory retirement is permissible, voluntary retirement, and managing employees where no compulsory retirement is in place.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee who has given notice to retire

  A model letter responding to an employee who has informed their employer of a wish to retire.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee who changes their mind on retiring (where notice of termination has been given)

  A model letter responding to an employee who has changed their mind about retiring where they have given formal notice of termination.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee who changes their mind on retiring (where notice of termination has not been given)

  A model letter responding to an employee who changes their mind on retiring where they have not yet handed in notice.