Irish HR and Employment Law Developments

Comparative Employment Law Update: Equality laws - fit for purpose or ripe for reform?

June 27, 2022 Legal Island
Irish HR and Employment Law Developments
Comparative Employment Law Update: Equality laws - fit for purpose or ripe for reform?
Show Notes

In the second instalment of a series of webinars discussing comparative laws on the island of Ireland and GB, Lewis Silkin and Legal Island will discuss equality laws in GB, NI and ROI including:

  • An analysis of the types of discrimination claims across GB, NI and ROI – what are the trends or similarities?
  • The gulf between equality laws in GB and NI has widened since the introduction of the GB Equality Act. 
  • What are the key need to knows about the inconsistencies? What are the key differences in ROI equality law?
  • New areas including the menopause, long covid, gender, philosophical belief, social mobility, accent and language are impacting the equality landscape. 
  • What are the current reforms in GB, NI and ROI equality law and what changes on the horizon should we prepare for?

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