Changes to the Employer Justified Retirement Age from 1 September 2024As a result of a ballot of the Regent House (on Grace 2 of 12 June 2024 (EJRA)), there are changes to the University’s Employer Justified Retirement Age (EJRA) from 1 September 2024:
Online materials relating to retirement have been revised to take effect from 1 September 2024, including the publication of a revised Retirement Policy. |
This page provides a summary of the Retirement Policy. For full details, please refer to the complete Policy on the Retirement Policy page.
What is this Policy about?
This Policy details the University's approach to employee retirement.
Who is this Policy for?
All University employees, except employees working for Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment.
What do I need to know?
The University operates an Employer Justified Retirement Age (EJRA) for academic University officers, the Vice-Chancellor and the Pro-Vice-Chancellors, which is at the end of the academic year in which they turn 69. In the Retirement Policy these people are referred to as EJRA-applicable University officers.
The University does not operate a retirement age for assistant, research, academic-related or unestablished academic members of staff.
EJRA-applicable University officers have the option to:
- Seek permission to take early retirement.
- Retire when they reach their retirement age.
- Apply for flexible retirement.
- In exceptional circumstances, be granted an extension of employment on an unestablished fixed-term basis.
The procedure, timescale and evaluation criteria that apply to each of these scenarios are detailed in the Retirement Policy.
Documents
Retirement Policy (webpage), Retirement Policy (PDF)