The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded two SIPTU members employed in the Retained Fire Service € 15,000 each due to being forced to retire at age 60 when both wished to continue in their jobs. Two members in long-serving retained firefighters in Carlow Fire and Rescue Service, were retired on their 60th birthdays, merely months before the mandatory retirement age in the Retained Fire Service nationally was extended to 62 years of age in May 2024.
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