Equality Law

The Labour Court wrongly dismissed a claim made against the Irish Prison Service by a black prison officer who was racially abused by prisoners, the High Court has ruled. Ms Justice Miriam O'Regan last week ruled that the Labour Court had reached "effectively a bald conclusion without an expression

A hotel has been ordered to pay €11,000 to a family who suffered unlawful anti-Traveller discrimination when they were refused access for confirmation celebrations. Margaret O'Sullivan, her sister and her partner, who were represented by FLAC, made discrimination complaints to the Workplace Rel

Nearly 500 employment equality complaints were received by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in the first half of 2023, with disability, gender and race making up the bulk of complaints. Figures published by the WRC show that it received 466 employment equality complaints and 222 equal status

Northern Ireland legislators should "proceed with caution" to ensure that any new legislation tackling discrimination and inequality in the workplace builds on the success of the fair employment laws introduced three decades ago, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has said. The watchdog to

A public consultation is seeking views on Northern Ireland's race legislation ahead of a planned overhaul.

Northern Ireland's equality legislation must be updated to provide as much legal protection from discrimination as people enjoy in other parts of the UK, a conference has heard. Hosted by the Equality Commission, today's conference is examining the history and future of Northern Ireland’s equa

The use of artificial intelligence by public bodies is to be monitored by Britain’s equality regulator for the first time to ensure technologies are not discriminating against people. There is emerging evidence that bias built into algorithms can lead to less favourable treatment of people wit

A woman has settled a case of age and sex discrimination against Domino's Pizza in Strabane with the support of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Justin Quirk, then-owner of DP Strabane t/a Domino's Pizza, has paid £4,250 and apologised to Janice Walsh, who was asked about her age

Northern Ireland is lagging behind the rest of the UK and Ireland on protecting people against age discrimination when accessing goods, facilities and services, the Equality Commission has said. An event co-hosted by the Equality Commission, the Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland and

A major review of Ireland's equality legislation will begin within days, Equality Minister Roderic O'Gorman has announced. Mr O'Gorman announced the review of the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 yesterday in his closing address to a seminar series.

A former midwifery student at Queen's University Belfast has settled a disability discrimination case against the university for £20,000. Sarah Walker, who lives with cystic fibrosis, brought the case with support from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI).

Geraldine McGahey, chief commission of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, notes the continued importance of the landmark Disability Discrimination Act 1995. Today marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities – a day dedicated to promote full and equal participation of people

The Home Office's widely-condemned "hostile environment" measures breached equality law with particular impact on black members of the Windrush generation, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said. The equality watchdog's new assessment highlights that that the negative consequences

A man who was discriminated against by a letting agency for being a recipient of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) has won compensation through the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The 32-year-old had already viewed the property, agreed a tenancy, signed the agreement and paid a deposit when

Discrimination on the ground of criminal conviction should be banned in equality legislation, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has said. The watchdog made the recommendations as part of its response to the government's review of the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Discl