Show Notes
In this episode of the Matheson Employment Law Podcast Series, the six Employment, Pensions and Benefits Group partners discuss what they see as the key themes and issues for Irish employers into 2020. This includes mandatory retirement ages in light of the RTE decision and now that it has become an election issue, the CBI SEAR proposals for regulated financial services firms, the anticipated Nano Nagle Labour Court decision on reasonable accommodation, and pensions auto-enrolment.
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