The Workplace Relations Commission found that Mary Morris was not discriminated against on age grounds when Southwest Doctors on Call Limited ended her employment after an agreed retirement extension expired. The decision was dated 9 January 2025. Morris argued that her original contract set no retirement age and that her dismissal at 66 was unjustified. The company said its handbook and 2014 agreement with the union set retirement at 65, with a one-year extension. The adjudication officer found the written policy objectively justified and the complaint not well founded.
WRC rejects age discrimination complaint over receptionist’s retirement
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