In this month's Q&A, Matthew McGrogan, Associate in A&L Goodbody's Employment Group, considers how the law on mandatory retirement ages is currently being interpreted by the WRC following a landmark 2024 Supreme Court decision, and takes a look at what the upcoming “Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 means for employers.
What is the current law in relation to mandatory retirement?
An employer can set a contractual mandatory retirement age (MRA) in accordance with Irish employment equality legislation, provided it can be objectively justified.
In the 2024 case of Seamus Mallon v the Minister for Justice, Ireland and the Attorney General [2024] IESC 2024 (Mallon), the Supreme Court upheld that general retirement ages are permissible,
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