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Why rushing to scrap the Default Retirement Age is a bad idea

dyeandle@eef.org.uk by dyeandle@eef.org.uk 30. July 2010 10:07

During a recent meeting with Vince Cable, we made it clear that manufacturers were seriously concerned about the Government’s plans to phase out the default retirement age. Over the coming weeks, I will ensure that Ministers are made fully aware of members’ concerns and this has already begun with discussions that I have recently had with both Ed Davey and Steve Webb, the BIS and DWP Ministers responsible for this policy. 

There are a number of reasons why the Government’s plans to scrap the Default Retirement Age (DRA), so quickly, are a bad idea...

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