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NIR05C01 – Contract Clause on retirement age if it can be objectively justified

Categories: All jurisdictions, NI/GB region|Tags: |

This clause can be included in a contract of employment only when there is a justifiable reason for enforcing a retirement age. In NI there will be very limited circumstances when a retirement age can be justified. Employers should be mindful that they could face claims of age discrimination if this clause is inserted without reason.

IER05C01 – Contract Clause on retirement age if it can be objectively justified

Categories: All jurisdictions, ROI region|Tags: |

This clause can be included in a contrcat of employment when there is a reason for enforcing a retirement age. In Ireland there is no legislation at present to state that a retirement age cannot be in a contract. Employers should be mindful if the retirement age is not in the contract it cannot be enforced. Employers should always consider if there is a justifiable rationale for including the retirement age otherwise they could face claims of age discrimination

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