The draft Regulations that will remove the default retirement age and the statutory retirement procedure have now been published (albeit with a "drafting error" (subscription required), which the Government has confirmed will be rectified), so we now have more details of how the transitional period will operate. The XpertHR FAQs on the abolition of the default retirement age have been updated to reflect developments during February, including changes to the Acas guidance (PDF format, 856K) (on the Acas website) on the timing of retirements under the transitional provisions.
The retirement questions remained among the most popular on XpertHR last month, as did FAQs relating to the additional bank holiday.
Other popular FAQs cover redundancy consultation, fit-notes and underperforming fixed-term employees.
- How will employers deal with retirement after the abolition of the default retirement age?
- Will there be transitional arrangements for the abolition of the default retirement age?
- What is an employee's holiday entitlement if an extra bank holiday is granted one year?
- Will the statutory retirement procedure be repealed when the default retirement age is abolished?
- What should the employer and employee discuss at an individual redundancy consultation meeting?
- Can an underperforming employee on a fixed-term contract be dismissed before the end of the fixed term?
- Are part-time workers entitled to bank holidays?
- What is the expected timetable for the abolition of the default retirement age?
- What may happen if an employer fails to comply with redundancy consultation procedures?
- Is an employer obliged to comply with the advice on a fit note?
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