Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025

Application

3. (1) This Act shall apply to an employee who—

(a) is subject to a contract of employment that specifies a contractual retirement age that is less than the pensionable age, and

(b) has completed his or her probationary period, if any.

(2) This Act shall not apply to—

(a) an employee whose employment is subject to a maximum retirement age required by law at which the employee is obliged to retire or be retired from an employer, or

(b) an employee whose employment is subject to a maximum service limit (however expressed) required by law at which a person or class of persons could be, or is, obliged to retire or be retired or discharged from an employer and which could differ from the pensionable age.