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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS DRA could create headache for private clients  Law firm private clients could find themselves involved in more unfair dismissal tribunals in the run up to the abolition of the default retirement age (DRA). A transitional period for the phasing out of the DRA age is set to run until September 30th 2011, while the provision enabling employers to offer a two-week notice for retirement will come to an end on April 6th 2011. However, staff and elderly clients approaching retirement will be anxious about their future in the run up to the looming abolition date - as will human resource departments. Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Institute of Directors spokesperson Alistair Tebbit explained: "Thousands of retirements will now be managed via the dismissal process. "No wonder HR departments are tearing their hair out." Private clients working for businesses could also face even greater uncertainty, with the government planning a review of staff sickness absence legislation. In a speech, prime minister David Cameron announced plans to review the entire system, in a bid to establish whether the balance of costs is appropriately shared between individuals, employers and the state. Posted by Gaby Hamerton 
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