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IRL-1998-L-53838
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Employment Equality Act (No. 21 of 1998).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ireland
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1998-06-18
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Prohibits discrimination on the grounds of sex, family or marital status, religion, sexual orientation, race, age, disability, and membership in a traveller community on the part of employers, vocational training institutions, trade unions, employers' organizations, or employment agencies. Part III sets forth specific provisions regarding equality between men and women, including in matters related to equal remuneration and sexual harassment.
Also repeals the Employment Equality Act, 1977.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2000-06-30 (IRL-2000-R-57294)
Employment Equality Act, 1998 (Section 12) (Church of Ireland College of Education) Order, 2000 (S.I. No. 216 of 2000).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2001-07-18 (IRL-2001-R-59622)
European Communities (Burden of Proof in Gender Discrimination Cases) Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 337 of 2001).
Amending text(s)
2004-07-18 (IRL-2004-L-68409)
Equality Act 2004 (No. 24 of 2004)
Amending text(s)
2003-05-15 (IRL-2003-L-69097)
Redundancy Payments Act 2003 (No. 14 of 2003).
Amending text(s)
2014-07-27 (IRL-2014-L-98334)
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25 of 2014).
Amending text(s)
2015-05-20 (IRL-2015-L-101382)
Workplace Relations Act 2015 (No. 16 of 2015).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1974-07-01 (IRL-1974-L-14873)
Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act 1974 (No. 15 of 1974).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Irish Statute Book
Country
Ireland
URL
http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/
File
IRL53838.pdf (PDF of Act)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Law Reform Commission, Ireland
URL
http://revisedacts.lawreform.ie/eli/1998/act/21/revised/en/html
File
IRL53838 2020.pdf (PDF of Act as revised to 14/10/2020)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette, Acts
Page range
81 p.