Michael Healy-Rae
Question:594. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the retirement age (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47673/18]
View answerTuesday, 20 November 2018
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There is no legally mandated retirement age in the State, and the age at which employees retire is a matter for the contract of employment between them and their employers. While such a contract may have been entered into with a retirement date of 65, in the context of the previous State pension arrangements, there is no legal impediment to the employer and employee agreeing to increase the duration of employment for one or more years, if both parties wish to do so. In this regard, the age at which public servants retire is a matter for the Minister of Public Expenditure and Reform.
With respect to retirement ages, the Workplace Relations Commission has produced a Code of Practice on Longer Working and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has published guidance material for employers on the use of fixed-term contracts beyond normal retirement age, which may prove useful to the organisation and employees concerned.
I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.