The Workplace Relations Commission declined jurisdiction to make a recommendation on a Theatre Operative’s dispute over being required to retire at 65. The merits were not decided. The decision was dated 30 November 2017. The worker sought to remain employed until 66, when he expected to receive his contributory pension, and said colleagues had been allowed to work to that age. The adjudicator classified the matter as a collective issue because it was part of national discussions between public-sector employers and trade unions.