Provision to allow for certain education and training sector staff to be retained in employment beyond their Compulsory Retirement Age of 65 years until they reach the age of eligibility for the Contributory State Pension

The purpose of this Circular is to notify all Education and Training Sector Employers and Management Authorities and all education and training sector staff of the temporary arrangements which will apply to certain staff to be retained beyond their compulsory retirement age of 65 years until they reach the age of eligibility for the Contributory State Pension, which is currently age 66 but is due to increase to age 67 on the 1st January 2021 and to age 68 on the 1st January 2028.

Sector: Primary, Post Primary

Author: Pensions Section