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| Monday, 08 February 2010 00:00 |
 Most people in 50-plus jobs have little need to worry about whether the default retirement age is changed or not, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).The Equality and Human Rights Commission recently recommended that the standard retirement age of 65 for men and 60 for women should be abolished - a policy which equality minister Harriet Harman is known to favour. However, Katja Hall, the CBI's director of employment policy, insists such a move is unnecessary, as many employers are pleased to have the experience offered by older workers. Writing for Personnel Today, Ms Hall said the majority of companies are already happy to engage with workers in 50-plus jobs about the possibility of them staying on beyond the default retirement age. She explained that a CBI study had found 81 per cent of requests from older employees to carry on working after the age of 65 were granted, although some businesses were only prepared to make part-time jobs available. Despite the willingness of the majority of companies to continue employing older workers, there is still a place for the default retirement age, Ms Hall added. Some professions are not suited to older workers and forcing companies to carry on employing them could lead to a rise in the number of dismissals for competency-related issues, she concluded. 
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