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

06/27/22 • 63 min

Irish HR and Employment Law Developments

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?

Legal Island’s webinars and podcasts are sponsored by MCS Group, MCS help people find careers that match their skill sets perfectly, as well as supporting employers to build high performing businesses by connecting them with the most talented candidates in the market. If you are interested in finding out how MCS can help you, head to www.mcsgroup.jobs.

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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