Transfer of costs associated with compensation for premature retirement to teachers’ employers in Northern Ireland

Implementation date: 30 April 2010

Regulations transfer to teachers’ employers the costs associated with compensation for premature retirement, including the early payment of unreduced pension benefits. The Regulations provide employers with discretion to make enhanced severance payments up to a maximum of 104 weeks' pay with no upper age limit. The Teachers’ (Compensation for Redundancy and Premature Retirement) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 and the Teachers’ Pensions (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 can be viewed on the OPSI website.