Why mandatory retirement ages should be a thing of the past
- Written by Alysia Blackham, Senior Lecturer in Law and ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Mandatory retirement ages are – rightly – mostly a thing of the past in Australia. But they still linger both formally and informally in some sectors and roles. This is of major concern for a country with an ageing population, such as Australia.
Compulsory retirement ages have been progressivelyprohibited in Australia since the 1990s....
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