S.L. 452.56 Art. 13Retiring age.

In cases where retirement of a male employee is expected at the age of sixty years, such employee shall be given the opportunity by the employer to retain his employment beyond this age at least until the age of sixty-one years, provided that the employee in question shall still be allowed, if he so wishes, to retire at sixty years.

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Schedule but it is intended to indicate its applicability). The provisions of the above Schedule apply to employees employed in any undertaking or part of an undertaking, the activities of which consist wholly or mainly in gilding, engraving in gold or silver or in the manufacture of jewellery, clocks and watches. In these proposals: "manufacture" includes repair; and

"jewellery" means articles made wholly or mainly of or covered with gold, silver, platinum or other precious metals and includes diamonds or precious stones, articles of rolled gold.