Default retirement age on way out despite High Court ruling

The days are numbered for the UK's default retirement age (DRA) despite last week's High Court ruling that it is legal for employers to force workers to retire at age 65.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to ask the Government to abolish the DRA using the Equality Bill, which is soon to be debated in the House of Lords, rather than wait until a review of the policy next year.

Although Justice Blake ruled that the DRA was lawful when first introduced in 2006, he stated there was now a "compelling" case for setting the age higher than 65.