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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS EHRC campaigns for changes to retirement laws  The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has revealed it is to campaign for changes in retirement laws ahead of the upcoming general election. It wants rules under which workers can be forced to retire without redundancy pay once they reach the age of 65 to be scrapped. Pensions analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Laith Khalaf has backed the suggestions. He said that changing the law in this way would make it easier for older people to get employment and to rejoin the workforce in the event they are laid off. However, the ideas put forward by the EHRC are not universally supported. Responding to the idea of scrapping the default retirement age, David Frost, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce, commented: "Employees already have the right to request to postpone their retirement and the existing rules allow for the fairest outcome on both sides." He added that the milestone of 65 serves as a "crucial trigger point" for staff and employers to engage in conversations about future plans. Lamport Bassitt partner Jonathan Gray commented: "Even if the default retirement age is retained, it is unlikely to remain at 65 indefinitely. "With the state retirement age set to rise, it would be a difficult case for the government to make for it to stay at 65. It should also be noted that an employee only has the right to request to work beyond 65, not a right to actually work beyond 65." 
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