Mr. Martin Shanagher:

It could be age discrimination, but these are the objective reasons one could impose a mandatory retirement age. Certain countries impose mandatory retirement ages. Another reason is to ensure a mix of generations among staff in a company. It has also been pointed out that in the absence of a mandatory retirement age the only way an employer would be able to retire more elderly employees was to challenge their competence through a performance management system. The question arises of whether people want to work until they reach 70 or 75 years only to be told they no longer have the capacity to do their job. Issues arise in regard to the dignity of workers if that is the way they are treated.