Age discrimination and retirement

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  Are there any future developments expected in the area of age discrimination and retirement?

  Future legal developments in the area of age discrimination.
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  Can an employer allow an employee to work beyond an employer justified retirement date if there is one?

  Allowing an employee to work beyond an employer justified retirement date.
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  Can an employer require all employees to undergo a medical examination before allowing them to continue working into old age?

  Requiring an employee to undergo a medical examination before allowing them to work beyond 65.
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  Can employers exclude older workers from benefits such as long-term disability insurance, permanent health schemes or life assurance cover?

  Excluding older workers and benefits such as long-term disability insurance, permanent health schemes and life assurance cover.
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  How are statutory redundancy payments affected by age discrimination legislation?

  How statutory redundancy payments are affected by age discrimination legislation.
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  How can an employer objectively justify age discrimination?

  How an employer can objectively justify age discrimination.
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  How can an employer retire an older employee whose performance has deteriorated but who is reluctant to retire voluntarily?

  How an employer can retire an older employee whose performance has deteriorated but who is reluctant to retire voluntarily.
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  How can employers justify retiring employees lawfully and can employers justify putting a retirement age in their terms and conditions?

  Whether employers can justify retiring employees lawfully and putting a retirement age in their terms and conditions.
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  How do employers know which rules to follow before and after the abolition of the default retirement age?

  The rules that employers must follow to legally retire employees before and after the abolition of the default retirement age.
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  How does age discrimination law affect employers' own enhanced redundancy payments?

  The effect of age discrimination legislation on employers' own enhanced redundancy payments.
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  How does an employer know if their benefits which are based on length of service could be discriminatory on grounds of age?

  Whether benefits which are based on length of service are discriminatory on grounds of age.
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  If an employer adopts a justified retirement age does it have to be the same for men and women?

  If an employer adopts a justified retirement age will it have to be the same for men and women.
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  If an employer allows an employees to remain beyond any employer justified retirement age can the employee insist upon reduced working hours?

  Reduced working hours for employees who have remained beyond the contractual retirement age.
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  If an employer allows employees to remain into old age can they offer a series of fixed-term contracts and reduce the benefits package?

  Whether employees who remain into old age can be offered fixed-term contracts to reduce their benefits packages.
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  Is there case law guidance on the amount of compensation an employer will have to pay an employee who wins an age discrimination claim?

  Case law guidance on the amount of compensation an employer will have to pay an employee who wins an age discrimination claim.
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  What are the forms of age discrimination and who does the age discrimination legislation cover?

  The forms of age discrimination and who is covered by the age discrimination legislation.
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  What legislation covers age discrimination and retirement?

  The legislation governing age discrimination.
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  What rules govern retirement of employees from 1 October 2011?

  The rules which govern the retirement of employees from 1 October 2011 onwards.
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  What should an employer do if an employee indicates that they wish to retire and what happens if the employee then changes their mind?

  What an employer should do if an employee indicates that they wish to retire and what happens if the employee then changes their mind.
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  What should employers do to comply with the age discrimination and retirement legislation?

  What employers should do to comply with the age discrimination legislation.