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RETIREMENT AGE
29/7/10
On 29 July the Coalition Government announced a consultation on phasing out the Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65. There has been a flurry of support from various bodies. Also there has been some cautionary comment about possible implications for capability management.
No doubt employers will welcome the demise of retirement notification and employee request to continue working procedures. However the absence of a DRA and in most cases employers' "normal retirement age" will have implications for performance and absence management, capability procedures and perhaps health and safety policies.
The consultation document can be viewed at: www.bis.gov.uk/retirement-age where there is also information on how to make your views known before the closing date, 21st October, 2010. This date is a year before the Government propose to abolish the DRA and just 6 months before a transition period. Lyme Bay Consulting will continue to monitor developments and is ready to assist and advise clients.
EMERGENCY BUDGET
July 2010
George Osborne announced in the full Budget document that he is requiring relevant Government Departments to conduct an immediate review of employment legislation. The stated aim is to ensure maximum flexibility but also to protect fairness and promote competitiveness. This will be under the Coalition’s “1 in – 1 out” approach to new legislation plus “sun-set” clauses. A “Reducing Regulation Committee” is being chaired by the Business Secretary, Vince Cable.
All legislation in the pipeline will be reviewed. However it is unclear whether this includes the Equality Act 2010 passed in the final stages of the last Government. Implementation had been due to commence in October but there has been no statement yet from the Coalition Government on whether this is to change. Lyme Bay Consulting observes that references to October implementation have mysteriously disappeared from the web site of the Government Equalities Office. We may know more as further details of the business deregulation are announced.
The Budget confirmed that there will be consultation on removing the default retirement age of 65.
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