Altersdiskriminierung?

Bloxham claims that the new pension plan effectively forced him to retire from the firm Oct. 31, 2006, in order to hold on to a significant proportion of his annuity. Under the new plan, Bloxham's status as a 54-year-old partner April 30, 2006 -- the end of the firm's financial year -- entitled him to retire with 80 percent of a full pension for life, about 175,000 pounds ($355,000 U.S.) each year at current values. The alternative was to remain a partner at the firm until he was 55, when he would be entitled to a much less generous pension lasting only 25 years. Partners who were 55 by April 30, 2006, and …