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The HSE hasd the "broadest criteria" for applicants, the research shows

97% of public jobs workers are 'white Irish' - research

Research on equality in the Irish public service found that 97% of people working in public jobs were white Irish and that strict eligibility criteria made it far too difficult for migrants to apply for roles.

Business • 24 Jun 24

Discrimination is 'vehemently denied' by the restaurant at the WRC hearing

Restaurant denies complainant told them of disability

Staff at a Dublin restaurant that is alleged to have refused to turn down its "obscenely loud" music to accommodate a hearing-impaired diner have denied that the complainant told them she had a disability.

Business • 14 Dec 23

The Adjudicator described Teagasc's treatment of Ms Reid's equal pay claim as "absolutely shocking"

Teagasc statistician wins pay equality case at WRC

A state employment watchdog has ordered Teagasc to pay €40,000 compensation to a female Statistician allegedly paid around €20,000 a year less than a male colleague doing similar work.

Business • 25 Mar 22

More than 5,000 people rallied outside parliament on Monday against the legislation, which LGBTQ groups have compared to similar legislation in Russia

Hungarian law criticised as crackdown on LGBTQ rights

Hungary's parliament has passed a law banning the "promotion" of homosexuality to minors in what critics have criticised as a crackdown on LGBTQ rights.

World • 15 Jun 21

The European Commission is aiming to boost employment to 78% in 2030 from 73% in 2019

EU sets itself jobs, training and equality targets

The European Commission has announced goals for the 27-nation bloc to reduce poverty, inequality and boost training and jobs by 2030 as part of a post-pandemic economic overhaul financed by jointly borrowed funds.

Business • 04 Mar 21

Michael D Higgins says Ireland is not achieving an equality of participation

Presidential Office to return €200,000 from underspend

The Office of the President will be handing around €200,000 back to the State from the underspend of the Presidential allowance, President Michael D Higgins has said.

Politics • 04 Oct 18

A pay equality protest in 1976 - the issue isn't going to be history any time soon

Workplace gender equality not expected until 2234 - WEF

A decade of slow progress towards better parity between the sexes has screeched to a halt, the World Economic Forum said this morning, warning the global gender gap is now widening.

News Lens • 03 Nov 17