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ARTICLE · 11 JULY 2017

Recent Labour Court Decision On Retirement Age

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A recent Labour Court decision highlights the importance of specifying retirement ages in contracts of employment. The Court found that dismissing an employee for their age was an act of discrimination.

IrelandEmployment and HR
Christine West
Christine West
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A recent Labour Court decision highlights the importance of specifying retirement ages in contracts of employment. The Court found that dismissing an employee for their age was an act of discrimination.

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In the case under consideration (Connaught Airport Development Limited t/a Ireland West Airport, Knock and John Glavey), Mr Glavey had worked for the airport as a senior bartender from 1991 until his dismissal. He was originally employed by Campbell Catering and transferred to the employment of the Connaught Airport Development Limited in 2003 when it took over the airport’s catering services.

Mr Glavey’s employment contract with Campbell Catering did not include a retirement age. In 2006, nearly three years after the transfer, following negotiations between management and the union, Mr Glavey was issued with a new contract of employment. This contract did not specify a retirement age either.

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