30 September 2009
Dame Joan Bakewell, the broadcaster and government voice for
older people, has called for the default age of 65 to be
scrapped.
She said the current mandatory retirement age of 65 - which
allows employers to force older workers to retire - should be
abolished, with health and attitude determining when people stop
working.
Many older people want to work longer to help top up their
poorly performing pensions and because their health allows them
to.
