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Retirement is a form of dismissal. If your employer cannot show that the reason for your retirement is fair, it could be an unfair dismissal. Your retirement must meet certain conditions to be fair:
• your retirement date is on or after your 65th birthday if 65 or over is your employer’s normal retirement age (or on or after your employer’s normal retirement age if they have justified having a lower retirement age than 65)
• your employer has given you proper notice of your retirement date
if you are making a request to work longer than your retirement date your employer must have considered this
• you retire on the intended date
Your employer cannot fairly dismiss you for asking to work past your employer’s normal retirement age.