CIPD 'encouraged by coalition's retirement age proposals'
Date posted: 02 Aug 2010
Government plans to remove the UK's default retirement age have been given the backing of the CIPD.
Published by Louise Border.
Plans put forward by UK ministers to get rid of the default retirement age have been positively received by an expert from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that a consultation will be launched addressing proposals to remove the age by October of 2011.
Responding to the government's announcement, the CIPD's diversity adviser Dianah Worman commented that the proposals appear quite encouraging.
She stated: "With the allowed transition period of six months and adequate support, employers will be able to continue to benefit from retaining the knowledge, skills and experience of older workers."
Better management may be seen within the UK's firms as a result of the coalition's proposals, Ms Worman went on to say.
Edward Davey, the government's minister for employment relations, highlighted earlier this week that older members of the UK's workforce can offer experience and talent to their employers.
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