The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has published the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025.
The new Bill allows employees to remain in employment up until the State Pension Age of 66 even if the retirement age set out in their employment contract is below this. This means that an employer cannot enforce a mandatory retirement age lower than 66.
It is aimed at facilitating employees who do wish to work up until the State Pension Age. Other employees may retire at their company’s contractual retirement age if they so wish.