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EU judges back UK retirement age

The UK’s compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, according to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The case was brought by the charity Age Concern, which wanted to know whether it was legal for UK employers to force workers to retire at the age of 65.

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