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| 'Forced to retire' law challenged | 'Forced to retire' law challenged |
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| A challenge against employers' rights to make people retire at 65 has reached a key stage in the European courts. | A challenge against employers' rights to make people retire at 65 has reached a key stage in the European courts. |
| An Advocate-general - a senior legal adviser to the European Court of Justice - is due to give recommendations in the case. | An Advocate-general - a senior legal adviser to the European Court of Justice - is due to give recommendations in the case. |
| Age Concern has challenged British law, which since 2006 has allowed employers to compel retirement after age 65. | Age Concern has challenged British law, which since 2006 has allowed employers to compel retirement after age 65. |
| Some 260 people in Britain have cases at employment tribunals which depend on the court's ultimate decision. | Some 260 people in Britain have cases at employment tribunals which depend on the court's ultimate decision. |
| Many believe they have been unfairly treated and are worse off because they had to retire at 65. | Many believe they have been unfairly treated and are worse off because they had to retire at 65. |
| Campaigners, who believe that setting an age limit is discriminatory, stressed that the case would run for some time - even if the Advocate-General made recommendations in their favour. | Campaigners, who believe that setting an age limit is discriminatory, stressed that the case would run for some time - even if the Advocate-General made recommendations in their favour. |
| Timescale | Timescale |
| The Advocate-General's view could influence the judges who are expected to give their ruling in the case just before Christmas. | The Advocate-General's view could influence the judges who are expected to give their ruling in the case just before Christmas. |
| If they found in the campaigners' favour, the case would then return for a final hearing in a British court. | If they found in the campaigners' favour, the case would then return for a final hearing in a British court. |
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| Consultant paediatrician Nigel Speight on being forced out of his job at 65 | |
| The employers' organisation the CBI has argued that a normal retirement age of 65 is an essential management tool. | |
| It has added that employees can ask to work beyond that age. | |
| Employers have a duty to consider these requests, and the CBI has said that this system has proved to be a success. | Employers have a duty to consider these requests, and the CBI has said that this system has proved to be a success. |