Another recent case dealing with the issue of the forced retirement of a legal secretary who had 40 years service, once again highlights the difficulties that employers face in implementing retirements, when they have not established a fixed retirement age, on objective grounds, either contractually or through custom and practice (Ref ADJ - 00016645)....

In a recent Adjudication Officer's Decision (ADJ 00005826) the preliminary issue of whether the Complainant was an employee or not was considered in order to determine if his complaints under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, Unfair Dismissals Act 1977 and Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 could be heard....