The default retirement age in the UK has been fully abolished after being phased out from April this year. New legislation stops employers from compulsorily retiring workers once they reach the age of 65. However, research by law firm Norton Rose suggests one in 10 firms plans to offer financial incentives to encourage workers to move on at a certain age. The charity Age UK welcomed the legislation but said age discrimination was still prevalent in the workplace.


'Devastated'

The legislation came too late for Andrew Webster, from Richmond in Surrey.
He was issued with a compulsory notice to retire from his job as an English teacher at a performing arts school. ''I was devastated. I had found a job I loved, I felt I was in my prime. I got on well with the students and they had good results," he said. "I wanted to go on doing it for as long as possible and I needed the money as well so it was a terrible blow when i...Read more on this story---> BBC News - Compulsory retirement age at 65 fully abolished