1st April 2025 |
Bills, RIAs
The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025, once enacted, will deliver a new employment right. It will allow, but in no way compel, an employee to stay in employment until the State Pension Age (66).
The bill delivers a statutory provision which sets out that an employer may not enforce a contractual retirement age which is below the State Pension Age if the employee does not consent to retire. The bill implements a key commitment included in the government’s response to the Pensions Commission Recommendations and Implementation Plan.
The general scheme of this bill is available for reference: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024
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Workplace and Skills