The court set out and restated the principles for determining what was the normal retiring age in an employment. The ‘Normal’ retirement age is 65 unless the employment contract provides a different age for retirement. A retirement policy does not fail to set an applicable normal retiring age only because the policy allows certain exceptions.
Citations:
Ind Summary 25-Jul-1994, [1993] ICR 347, 1994] IRLR 580
Statutes:
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 64(1)(b) 109(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Barclays Bank Plc v O’Brien and others EAT 19-Jan-1993
‘Normal retiring age’ . .
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Employment
Updated: 20 May 2022; Ref: scu.78213
