Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Select Committee on Enterprise, Tourism and Employment

Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025: Committee Stage

2:00 am

Photo of Eoin HayesEoin Hayes (Dublin Bay South, Social Democrats)
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I remain concerned. If a case goes to the WRC or the Judiciary, would the onus be on the employee to establish the violation of the legitimate aim or is it on the employer to defend that it is a legitimate aim?