The EFA sent letters to peers approaching retirement age to remind them of rules that force staff to retire at age 65 should their employer wish it. The EFA has calculated there are 510 peers over the age of 65 who could be excluded from parliament under current employment rules.
Catharine Pusey, director of the EFA, said: "We are campaigning to remove the discrimination that leaves many willing and able workers over 65 out of employment and believe it is crucial the House of Lords play a role in this matter. We asked the peers to support our campaign and to raise a short debate in the Lords, to which we have received some very positive feedback."
Earlier in the year the EFA sent similar letters to MPs in the House of Commons provoking some, including David Winnick and Frank Cook, to get behind the campaign.
EFA sends spoof retirement letter to ageing Lords
Members of the House of Lords approaching age 65 have been sent spoof letters telling them they must retire in nine months, as part of a campaign from The Employers Forum on Age (EFA).
