In response to the High Court’s ruling in favour of the mandatory retirement age, Chris Ball, Chief Executive of TAEN  - The Age and Employment Network, says:

“For too long the Government has been using the pending court case as a fig leaf pretending it prevented them from saying anything, sharing anything or discussing anything in connection with the review of the default retirement age. Now the decks are cleared, though Mr Justice Blake has made it pretty clear he would have ruled against the Government if they had not already announced the review. So, we stand ready to parade the evidence of the damage this ill-advised provision is doing to individuals who want and need to work beyond 65 as well as to the national economy. This is no time to squander talent and skills in this pointless way. Let’s get on with it!”