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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/default-retirement-age-scrapped.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The Pensions Bill includes raising the state pension age to 66" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-default-retirement-age-scrapped.jpg" alt="The Pensions Bill includes raising the state pension age to 66"/></a></p>
<p>Employers will no longer be able to force staff to retire at 65 from October, the Government is set to announce.</p>
<p>Fulfilling a pledge in the coalition agreement, Employment Relations Minister Ed Davey is to herald the end of the default retirement age.</p>
<p>Age campaigners have long called for it to be scrapped.</p>
<p>But, while less than a third of firms still insist on people leaving on their 65th birthday, there are concerns among business leaders about the change.</p>
<p>The Institute of Directors has criticised the move &#8211; featured in both the Conservative and Liberal Democrat election manifestos &#8211; for reducing flexibility for employers.</p>
<p>Officials said the change was being phased in between April and October to allow firms to ready themselves and change their human resources policies.</p>
<p>Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is expected to say: &#8220;Older workers have a lot to offer in the workplace and it&#8217;s time we got rid of this outdated form of age discrimination. We will do all we can to support businesses with the change.&#8221;</p>
<p>The announcement coincides with the publication of the Pensions Bill, which includes raising the state pension age to 66, as announced by Chancellor George Osborne in last October&#8217;s spending review.</p>
<p>Companies are also to be required to automatically enrol their staff in pension schemes, a move expected to force employers to reduce their contributions for existing members.</p>
<p>Pensions expert David Robertson, of the Association of Consulting Actuaries, said research indicated many large companies were considering &#8220;levelling down&#8221; their contributions as a response to auto-enrolment. He said: &#8220;A lot of big firms are looking at levelling down their contributions because they are looking at paying contributions for a lot more employees.&#8221;</p>
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