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setting age criteria for retirement is illegal
Ah, no it’s not. If both parties agree to a particular retirement age then the “Age Discrimination” laws aren’t applicable. It is only applicable if the company unilaterally imposes a retirement age.
lowering pay is illegal and changing provident/retirement funds is illegal, probably even taking the travel fund is illegal.
Again incorrect. If your contract expires and a new contract is offered on lower conditions and you accept it then no “Age Discrimination” laws or any other anti discrimination laws can protect you. If the company imposes something unilaterally then the company may find itself in hot water. You will probably find that the company has realised that if current “A” scalers are to be offered extensions to 65 they are going to sign a contract well before they turn 55. In this case “Age Discrimination” is a factor as a new contract was already signed but their pay was cut on their 55th birthday.