TUI urges end to retirement at 65 rule
Presenting a draft policy document on ageism to its annual congress in Cork yesterday, the TUI Equality Council said legislation around retirement ages needs to be revised as currently it is based on an outdated arbitrary age, set at a time when life expectancy was not much more than 65.
Backing up its recommendation, an independent survey commissioned by the TUI revealed 56% of teachers and lecturers within the TUI, which represents second and third-level institutions such as community and comprehensive schools, VECs, and institutes of technology, agreed the compulsory retirement age of 65 should be removed.
