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Understanding Ireland's Equality Act • Ireland's Equality Act • Learn about Ireland's Equality Act, which prohibits discrimination in various areas and provi...
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Ireland’s equality laws protect individuals from certain kinds of discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment. They aim to promote: Equal work opportunities, for example when applying for work, while in a job, going for a promotion or getting equal pay.
Jan 1, 2022 · More than two decades on from Ireland’s equality laws being signed into force, Ireland is a more diverse society and the experiences of inequality and discrimination have changed.
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Jul 6, 2021 · The review will examine the functioning of the Acts and their effectiveness in combatting discrimination and promoting equality. It will also include a review of current definitions, including in relation to disability.
The Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 (‘the Acts’) prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods and services, accommodation and education. They cover the nine grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership of the Traveller community.
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Jun 22, 2021 · The review of the Equality Acts (Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015) will examine the functioning of the Acts and their effectiveness in combatting discrimination and promoting equality.
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Topic. The Commission provided legal representation to a service user (‘the Complainant’) who claimed that she had been harassed and discriminated against within the meaning of the Equal Status Acts 2000-2015 (‘the ESA’) on the ground of gender in accessing the services provided by an airline at Dublin Airport.
