Deirdre Malone News Today

Adding status to proscribed list would ‘constitute a crucial shift in the equality landscape’, says Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

The Human Rights and Equality Commission said it doesn’t want to revisit “any individual complaint of discrimination”.

Equality body said men’s cases prove there is ‘no place for age discrimination in workplace in Ireland today’

For employers, managing applications from employees who want to work 40 hours in four days will be a big challenge

Employees have a new right to five days paid domestic violence leave in a 12-month period in a measure dubbed ‘a great step forward in supporting employees’

Statutory Domestic Violence Leave will provide up to five days fully paid absence annually to employees impacted by domestic violence.

Statutory Domestic Violence Leave will provide up to five days fully paid absence annually to employees impacted by domestic violence.

Statutory Domestic Violence Leave will provide up to five days fully paid absence annually to employees impacted by domestic violence.

Statutory Domestic Violence Leave will provide up to five days fully paid absence annually to employees impacted by domestic violence.

Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Roderic O'Gorman announced the news this morning.