Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

• Employees with contractual retirement ages below state pension age can notify employers in writing (3-12 months before retirement) that they do not consent to retire.
• Employers cannot enforce contractual retirement unless they provide written justification showing it serves a legitimate aim and the means are appropriate and necessary.
• Employees can claim compensation up to €40,000 or 104 weeks' pay at the Workplace Relations Commission if employers breach the Act or penalize them for exercising these rights.

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

1. First Stage 34th Dáil

   1 Apr 2025
2. Second Stage 34th Dáil

   8 Apr 2025
3. Committee Stage 34th Dáil

   8 Apr 2025
4. Report Stage 34th Dáil

   2 Jul 2025
5. Fifth Stage 34th Dáil

   5 Nov 2025
6. Committee Stage 27th Seanad

   25 Nov 2025
7. Second Stage 27th Seanad

   10 Dec 2025
8. Report Stage 27th Seanad

   10 Dec 2025
9. Fifth Stage 27th Seanad

   10 Dec 2025
10. Enacted

    16 Dec 2025

Debates

• Committee and Remaining Stages 10 Dec 2025 ↗
• Second Stage 25 Nov 2025 ↗
• Report and Final Stages 5 Nov 2025 ↗
• Second Stage 8 Apr 2025 ↗

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