Originally Posted by Omniscient

A mandatory retirement age has nothing to do with a “rule of thumb” hiring practice to not hire someone solely based on age. This doesn’t matter if he is 64 or 41, it still applies for the law. You don’t need to hire someone who is 64, but you can’t have a standing “rule of thumb” that you won’t hire anyone who won’t give you 2 years. Just like you say “we have a rule of thumb to not hire women because they get pregnant or take maternity leave”.