The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 was signed into law this week by President Catherine Connolly. Once this legislation comes into effect, Organisations seeking to rely on a contractual retirement age which is below the State pension age of 66 will need to comply with a new consent-based framework before confirming any decisions in relation to the Employee concerned. The legislation requires a commencement order before it comes into force.

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