Longleat Estate fires every employee over 65

As employers across the country start to plan for the abolition of the Default Retirement Age, bosses at Longleat Estate have sparked outrage by firing every employee aged over 65. Union leaders have condemned the move as ageist and age discrimination.

Player told he's too old for rugby team

When 55-year-old Stephen Clee came on for his local rugby club when one of its players was forced to sit out, he proved that age doesn't matter. But now he is at the centre of an age discrimination row after being told he is "too old" to play.

Surrey police officers forced to retire to cut costs

Surrey Police has become the first force in England to make some officers with more than 30 years service retire in a bid to cut costs, but the Age and Employment Network said police plans for forced retirement amounted to "naked ageism".

Retirement age abolition will cause benefit issues

Employers must formalise their flexible retirement policies ahead of the abolition of the default retirement age or risk breaching age discrimination laws, JLT Benefit Solutions warns. 

Hiring across the generation gap

With the default retirement age soon to be a relic of the past, DeeDee Doke discovers that the greater battle is to change both workers’ and employers’ attitudes to age and prevent age discrimination.

Older people 'spending more on basics'

People aged over 50 are spending an increasingly large proportion of their income on basic items such as fuel and food, according to a new study.