Should you have to stop working at 65?

 

Do you think you should  be forced to retire at 65 - even if you want to go on working?

Age Action Ireland thinks it's just not on.

In fact, the organisation claims, it's discrimination.

Age Action is calling for the abolition of mandatory retirement ages.

It was due today to make this point to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Equality and Defence.

Justin Moran, Head of Advocacy and Communications at Age Action, said: “Mandatory retirement is simply age discrimination, forcing someone out of a job because they’ve reached some arbitrary age set by their employer.

“People retiring today are expected, on average, to live 20 years or more. The number of people aged over 65 is going to almost treble in the next thirty years.

“If someone wants to work and can do the job, why should they be forced out because they turn 65?”