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Q1121: Can employers stop providing benefits such as life assurance when employees reach 65?

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Date: 19/01/2009

Publisher: XpertHR

Q1121: Can employers stop providing benefits such as life assurance when employees reach 65?

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pay and benefits	benefits (pay-related and other)
equal opportunities	age

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/1031) make it unlawful for employers to cease providing benefits such as life assurance or permanent health insurance cover to employees when they reach a certain age (for example 65), unless the differential treatment can be objectively justified. Cost alone will not provide sufficient objective justification.

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