Forced retirement at 65 can be justified under European law only if it is a "proportionate" means of achieving a legitimate employment policy, European judges have ruled.
The European Court of Justice ruled in the long running Heyday test case today. The case was started by Age Concern backed group Heyday in 2006 when it challenged mandatory retirement ages. The E...
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