The Supreme Court has upheld a mandatory retirement rule in a B.C. case deemed “very significant” for professionals including attorneys, accountants and engineers. Justices ruled 7-0 that a Vancouver law firm could force out a partner who contracted to leave at 65 despite a provincial ban on mandatory retirement: “Just a gold watch and a pleasant dinner”.
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