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Default retirement age to stay (for the time being)
On 25th September, the High Court ruled that the UK's default retirement age (DRA) was justified which allows employers to force employees to retire at 65 with no risk of discrimination litigation and legally refuse to recruit anyone over 65. Despite this, the Government has indicated its intention to bring forward its review of the DRA to 2010 and may consider increasing the DRA to 68 or 70 or abolishing it altogether. In the meantime, the DRA faces further legal challenge.