Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2012

Public bill · Private Member · Presented

The bill would remove any exception allowing certain institutions to discriminate against employees or job applicants because of their civil status or sexual orientation, including by favouring others on those grounds. It would also clarify that civil status includes being in, or formerly being in, a civil partnership or qualifying cohabitation, strengthening equality protections in employment, training and membership of certain bodies.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Employment Equality Acts, 1998 to 2011 and thereby extend the general protection against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, or civil status in, and in connection with, employment, vocational training and membership of certain bodies

Last updated 12 April 2018