Collective agreement overrides benefits exemption for over-65sEmployer argued benefits were exempt from mandatory retirement ban but collective agreement stipulated all employees should be includedBy Jeffrey R. Smith09/22/2010|Canadian Employment Law Today|Last Updated: 09/22/2010 An Ontario municipality shouldn’t have denied benefits to workers over 65 by relying on an exclusion of benefits in legislation banning mandatory retirement instead of its collective agreement, an arbitrator has ruled. To Read the Full Story, Subscribe or Sign In Remember Me Forgot Password If you are a current Subscriber, please click here to set-up or update your login information.