Redundancy and alternative job offer

Lucias_mum

I found out some information on the Age Concern website - this may help.

Debt_Free_Chick

anniehanlon wrote: »

Thanks for that DFC, i genuinly did not know that, food for thought indeed.
i get to retirement age in October so now have to make even more decisions.
Do you have a link to this information so i have something on paper,

You could start with this on DirectGov.

Your employer should have given you notice of your retirement and, if you want to continue to work, they must consider your request.

HTH

McKneff

Thanks for tthe link, it made very interesting reading. You live and learn.

I am reading that the default age for the government is now 65 whethr male or female so although i am 60 (only:D ) in October my Employer doesnt actually need to give me notice of retirement now till I am 64 and a half. My intentions up to now are to work over 60 but half my hours so now i have to request this in writing. Am i right?

Debt_Free_Chick

anniehanlon wrote: »

Thanks for tthe link, it made very interesting reading. You live and learn.

I am reading that the default age for the government is now 65 whethr male or female so although i am 60 (only:D ) in October my Employer doesnt actually need to give me notice of retirement now till I am 64 and a half. My intentions up to now are to work over 60 but half my hours so now i have to request this in writing. Am i right?

It's safe to assume that your employer has adopted the default national retirement age of 65 - if they had done anything different, it would have to be justified and I would have expected that they would have communicated this.

So ...... if you want to leave or retire or reduce your hours before age 65, then this is purely down to negotiation. You don't get the benefit of the age discrimination regulations here - they only apply if the company wants you to retire at the National Default Retirement Age, or whatever "normal" retirement age that the company has adopted.

In short - your employer does not need to give any consideration to your request to reduce your hours. At normal retirement age, they do - but not before then.

Having said this, this is a new and developing area of employment law so .... who knows, for sure

McKneff

Thanks, in all honesty, i dont think they are even aware of this legislation
i will show my immediate boss it tomorrow. My boss said to me just lately that he has to write to me shortly about my retirement date, following the
'retirement at 60 for females approaching 60 so i like i say i dont think he knows about the default age of 65

Fash

Did you know that you can retire at 60 and get your state pension too? The new rules with regard to the equalisation of men and women's retirement at 65 were brought in on a sliding scale, ie depending on when a woman was born decides the age she can choose to retire and get her state pension. My friend is 59 and she said she can retire when she turns 60 and get her state pension (along with her works pension).

Hope I haven't misunderstood your post - if I have, forgive please.
Regards