Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act – Navigating the upcoming changes

Ep. 45 / KC Connect

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act – Navigating the upcoming changes

In this episode, Maeve McElwee, Employer Relations Executive Director, and Aoife McFadden, Legal Director in our Employment Law Services Team, discuss the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 – new legislation which restricts the use of contractual retirement ages below State pension age. Maeve and Aoife discuss the changes and how employers should integrate them into their own retirement policies. 

Ep. 44 / KC Connect

OSH & GDPR: Data protection compliance for Occupational Safety and Health

Bernie McMeel, OSH Executive, and Neil O’Brien, Senior Employer Relations and Communications Executive, discuss the data protection responsibilities that arise when dealing with OHS.

Ep. 43 / KC Connect

Preparing for Pay Transparency – Gender Pay Gap Reporting

Pauline O’Hare and Kara McGann discuss the changes the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive will have on gender pay gap reporting and how employers can best prepare for this.

Ep. 42 / KC Connect

Pension Auto-Enrolment – Update on new regulations

Neil O’Brien and Aoife McFadden discuss new regulations which set minimum contribution rates which must be met for an employee to be exempted from pension auto-enrolment and how employers should approach this.