Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Extending Ireland’s equality laws to cover disadvantaged social and economic background, so people would be protected from being treated unfairly because they come from a poorer area or an area linked with crime or anti-social behaviour. It would apply in both workplaces and the provision of goods and services, meaning employers and service providers could not refuse or disadvantage someone for where they come from or where they live.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000 by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of a person's social and economic background; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 13 February 2020