Employment Equality Act 1998

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Short title and commencement.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Orders and regulations.
4. Art. 4 Expenses.
5. Art. 5 Repeals and consequential amendments.
6. Art. 6 Discrimination for the purposes of this Act.
7. Art. 7 Like work.
8. Art. 8 Discrimination by employers etc.
9. Art. 9 Provisions in certain agreements and orders.
10. Art. 10 Advertising.
11. Art. 11 Employment agencies.
12. Art. 12 Vocational training.
13. Art. 13 Membership of certain bodies.
14. Art. 13A Partnerships.
15. Art. 14 Procuring etc. discrimination or victimisation.
16. Art. 14A Harassment and sexual harassment.
17. Art. 14B Non-disclosure agreements.
18. Art. 15 Liability of employers and principals.
19. Art. 16 Nature and extent of employer’s obligations in certain cases.
20. Art. 17 Compliance with statutory requirements etc.
21. Art. 18 Application of equality principles to both men and women.
22. Art. 19 Entitlement to equal remuneration.
23. Art. 20 Implied term as to equal remuneration.
24. Art. 20A Gender pay gap information
25. Art. 21 Equality clause relating to gender issues.
26. Art. 22 Indirect discrimination on the gender ground.
27. Art. 23 Sexual harassment in the workplace etc.
28. Art. 24 Positive action on equal opportunities.
29. Art. 25 Exclusion of discrimination in certain employments.
30. Art. 26 Exceptions relating to family and personal matters.
31. Art. 27 Garda Síochána and prison service.
32. Art. 28 The comparators.
33. Art. 29 Entitlement to equal remuneration.
34. Art. 30 Equality clause relating to non-gender issues.
35. Art. 31 Indirect discrimination.
36. Art. 32 Harassment in the workplace etc.
37. Art. 33 Positive action permitted.
38. Art. 34 Savings and exceptions related to the family, age or disability.
39. Art. 35 Special provisions related to persons with disabilities.
40. Art. 36 Imposition of certain requirements to be lawful.
41. Art. 37 Exclusion of discrimination on particular grounds in certain employments.
42. Art. 38 Continuation of Employment Equality Agency as Equality Authority.
43. Art. 39 Functions of Authority.
44. Art. 40 Strategic Plans.
45. Art. 41 Membership.
46. Art. 42 Chairperson.
47. Art. 43 Disqualification.
48. Art. 44 Ordinary members.
49. Art. 45 Chairperson and ordinary members may be re-appointed.
50. Art. 46 Vice-chairperson.
51. Art. 47 Meetings and business.
52. Art. 48 Advisory committees.
53. Art. 49 Chief Executive Officer.
54. Art. 50 Accountability of Chief Executive Officer.
55. Art. 51 Staff.
56. Art. 52 Seal of Authority.
57. Art. 53 Accounts and audits.
58. Art. 54 Annual report and provision of information to Minister.
59. Art. 55 Grants and borrowing powers.
60. Art. 56 Codes of practice.
61. Art. 57 Research and information.
62. Art. 58 Inquiries.
63. Art. 59 Obtaining information etc. for purposes of inquiry.
64. Art. 60 Offences relating to inquiries etc.
65. Art. 61 Recommendations arising out of and reports of inquiries.
66. Art. 62 Non-discrimination notices.
67. Art. 63 Appeal against non-discrimination notice.
68. Art. 64 Register of non-discrimination notices.
69. Art. 65 Injunctions for failure to comply with non-discrimination notice.
70. Art. 66 Offence relating to failure to comply with non-discrimination notice.
71. Art. 67 Assistance by Authority in connection with certain references.
72. Art. 68 Definition (Part VI).
73. Art. 69 Equality reviews and action plans.
74. Art. 70 Enforcement powers in respect of equality reviews and action plans.
75. Art. 71 Appeal against substantive notice.
76. Art. 72 Enforcement of substantive notices.
77. Art. 73 Review of legislation.
78. Art. 74 Interpretation (Part VII).
79. Art. 75 Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission and other officers.
80. Art. 76 Right to information.
81. Art. 77 The forum for seeking redress.
82. Art. 77A Dismissal of claim.
83. Art. 78 Mediation.
84. Art. 79 Investigations by Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission or the Labour Court.
85. Art. 80 References to the Circuit Court.
86. Art. 81 Consequences of failure to supply information etc.
87. Art. 82 Redress which may be ordered.
88. Art. 83 Appeals from the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission to the Labour Court.
89. Art. 84 References by the Labour Court to the Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission.
90. Art. 85 Enforcement powers of the Authority.
91. Art. 85A Burden of proof.
92. Art. 85B Application to Circuit Court or High Court in case of failure to comply with regulations made under section 20A
93. Art. 85C Redress through Workplace Relations Commission
94. Art. 86 Reference of collective agreements to Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission.
95. Art. 87 Mediation, decisions and appeals relating to collective agreements.
96. Art. 88 Form and content of decisions and determinations.
97. Art. 89 Supply and publication of decisions and determinations.
98. Art. 90 Appeals and references from the Labour Court.
99. Art. 91 Enforcement of determinations, decisions and mediated settlements.
100. Art. 92 Additional powers of Circuit Court on enforcement.
101. Art. 93 Compensation in lieu of re-instatement or re-engagement.
102. Art. 94 Powers to enter premises, obtain information, etc.
103. Art. 95 Requirements on persons to provide information.
104. Art. 96 Sanctions for failure or refusal to supply documents, information, etc.
105. Art. 97 Supplementary provisions as to information.
106. Art. 98 Penalty for dismissal of employee for exercising rights.
107. Art. 99 Obstruction etc. of Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission and other officers.
108. Art. 99A Award of expenses.
109. Art. 100 Offences: general provisions.
110. Art. 101 Alternative avenues of redress.
111. Art. 101A 101A Parallel claims.
112. Art. 102 Striking out cases which are not pursued.
113. Art. 103 Provisions relating to insolvency.
114. Art. 104 Special provision as to Defence Forces.
115. Art. 105 Amendment of Industrial Relations Act, 1990.
116. Art. 106 Transitional provision.