The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 comes into operation on 29 June 2026, this coming Monday. The Act gives employees a new statutory right to notify their employer that they do not consent to retire at their contractual retirement age where that age is less than the State pension age (currently 66). The Act restricts employers from enforcing a contractual retirement age where the employee has not yet reached pensionable age, unless that retirement can be objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aim. While the Act is primarily an employment law measure, its implications for occupational pension schemes are also potentially significant.