Workforce

Retirement shake-up 'will hit employers'

By 2010-09-27T10:27:00

Employers will be forced to dismiss staff if they want to remove “under-performing” staff over the age of 65, leading to an “undignified” end to some careers, said the IoD.

Business leaders have warned the government that plans to abolish the default retirement age would have a “significant” effect on employers, especially smaller firms.

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