Guidance for employers called "Working without the default reirement age" has been produced to by ACAS to provide advice to employers.
The guidance covers:
- How to have regular conversations with employees about your expectations, their performance and future plans
- How to treat people fairly and consistently to avoid less or more favourable treatment becuase of age
- Explanation of the Employer Justified Retirement Age (EJRA) where a retirement age is still used
- Setting objectives and expectations and managing poor performance
The guidance is straight forward and helpful. However our experience shows that managers and business owners do not always know how to phrase a discussion appropriately. We have found there is a disconnect between ACAS guidance, not just with Age discrimination but with most of the guidance produced to help businesses understand employment legislation, and employers ability to manage employment relationships in general.
There is a place for experienced HR professionals to support employment relationships and advice managers on the best way to conduct and structure appropriate conversations and processes.
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