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Sexagenarian firefighter forced to hang up hose

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Sexagenarian firefighter forced to hang up hose Slaw In many cases, the choice of when to retire is based on a variety of factors, including lifestyle, priorities and other circumstances. Sometimes the decision to stop working is an easy one, while others prefer to continue working as long as possible. But what happens when an employee’s retirement is not a choice but is a requirement of his or her pension plan? Is it discriminatory? This issue came before the Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta in Aziz v Calgary Firefighters Association, 2020 AHRC 40 when a firefighter nearing the mandatory retirement age in his pension plan challenged the rules requiring him to retire based on his age. READ MORE

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