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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Rules 'must be followed when firms engage in forced retirement'  There are a number of procedures organisations must follow when they are forcing a member of staff to retire, it has been noted. Writing in the Evening Gazette, Hartlepool Citizens' Advice Bureau manager Joe Michna said that a failure to adhere to the rules could mean workers are able to take their case to a tribunal. At present, employers are permitted to make people retire when they reach the age of 65. However, Mr Michna pointed out that they must notify the worker in writing between six and 12 months before the intended retirement date of the staff member or his or her right to request to stay in the role. Also, if the company receives a written request for the individual to remain in work, a meeting should be arranged to discuss the option. Those who are not accepted by their employer to continue in their positions should be given the chance to appeal, he added. There has been much debate recently concerning whether or not the mandatory retirement age should be scrapped in the UK. Jonathan Gray, employment partner at Lamport Bassitt, said: "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." Posted by James Walsh 
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