Job specifications remain in limbo after a new report revealed that only one in five employers has made moves to scrap the retirement age.
Additionally, 23 per cent intend to retain a retirement age for all jobs and another fifth will keep a retirement age for some positions and not others, legal firm Shoosmiths found in a survey of 115 businesses.
With concerns over staff reactions, including a loss of motivation and negative impact on young workers, Shoosmiths' partner and head of employment Kevin McCavish said the retirement age may be here for longer still.
"While this might suggest that next year’s legal changes will have a significant practical impact on employers and employees, the results reveal that the retirement age may not be pensioned off as quickly as predicted," he said.
In July it was announced that from April next year regulations that allow employers to retire workers who reach 65 will be phased out over six months.
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