The Employment Equality Acts prohibit discrimination based on nine specific protected characteristics across the full span of the employment relationship from recruitment to termination. HR professionals must be familiar with the risks of failing to comply with this key piece of Irish employment legislation.

What is this webinar about? 

The Employment Equality Acts define discrimination as treating one person less favourably than another based on one or a number of nine protected characteristics including gender, race, age and disability.  This key piece of Irish employment legislation also imposes a duty on Organisations to protect Employees from acts of harassment and provides that Employers may be found vicariously liable for the conduct of third parties.

This webinar supports Organisations with ensuring their employment equality activity remains best practice and examines compliance, trends and prevention measures including:

• An overview of Irish employment equality legislation
• Discrimination risks from day one of employment
• Direct and indirect discrimination
• Harassment claims and vicarious liability
• The reasonable steps defence
• Recent trends in discrimination claims

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