Postal and Telecommunications (Retirement and Pensionable Age) Regulations, 2026
POTRAZ staff hired from 1 January 2025 onwards retire at 70; those employed before that date may retire at 65 with the option of a full pension at 70, and early retirement from 60.
The retirement age at the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is now set by regulation, and it depends on when a staff member was employed.
Staff employed on pensionable terms before 1 January 2025 may have a pensionable age of 65, with the option of staying on to 70 on a full pension. They may also retire early — any time after turning 60 — provided they give three months' notice and the Board allows it. Retirement between the 65th and 70th birthday counts as early retirement for that group.
Staff employed on or after 1 January 2025 have a pensionable age of 70, and for them early retirement means going between 65 and 70.
Each staff member's pensionable age must be recorded on their employment record for pension purposes, which matters because the two regimes now sit side by side in the same organisation. The regulations do not apply to anyone who retired on or before 31 December 2024, so settled pensions are not reopened.
What changed
- Staff employed before 1 January 2025 may have a pensionable age of 65, with the option to retire at 70 on full pension
- Staff employed on or after 1 January 2025 have a pensionable age of 70
- Early retirement from age 60 for pre-2025 staff, on three months' notice and with Board approval
- Retirement between 65 and 70 is treated as early retirement
- Pensionable age must be documented on the employee's employment record
- Anyone who retired on or before 31 December 2024 is excluded
Who this affects
- POTRAZ staff employed on pensionable terms
- POTRAZ staff hired on or after 1 January 2025
- the POTRAZ Board and its human resources function
- pension administrators handling POTRAZ members
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