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‘True reflection of hate crimes will not be apparent until legislation amended’

Hate crimes will remain underreported until legislation is amended to encourage victims to come forward, the chief commissioner of the Equality Commission has said. Geraldine McGahey said she “fears” hate crimes are “greatly underreported”, with ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:40

Northern Ireland

Woman awarded £20,000 after sexual harassment ruling against Morelli’s

A Coleraine woman has been awarded £20,000 after winning a sexual harassment case against Morelli Ice Cream Ltd. An industrial tribunal judgment said it was unanimously satisfied that complainant Shauna McFarland was subjected to harassment and ...

31 May 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

DUP calls for equality probe after Stormont bid for Queen jubilee tree rejected

The DUP has called for an equality investigation into a decision to prevent a tree being planted on the Stormont estate to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The party has accused Sinn Fein Finance Minister Conor Murphy of “intolerance and ...

02 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Northern Ireland

Teachers’ exemption from fair employment laws should end, committee told

The exemption of teachers in Northern Ireland from fair employment legislation should be abolished, the chief commissioner of the Equality Commission has said. Geraldine McGahey told the Stormont Executive Office Committee that teachers ...

16 Feb 2022 at 17:55

Northern Ireland

Woman who was sexually harassed at Christmas party is awarded almost £19,000

A woman who was sexually harassed at a work Christmas party has been awarded £18,857 by an industrial tribunal. Shirley Lyons worked as a designer/sales consultant with Starplan in Portadown from June 2013 until April 2018. Ms Lyons’ ...

15 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Office ‘failed to comply with equality scheme over legacy Bill’

The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) “failed to comply” with equality scheme commitments in its controversial Bill to deal with the legacy of the Troubles, the Equality Commission has found. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and ...

22 Mar 2023 at 00:01

National News

Five children trafficked to Ireland with one person brought to Ireland for 'organ removal'

A first suspected case of a victim being trafficked for organ removal was recorded in Ireland last year, according to a new report. Five children were identified as trafficking victims, most of them for sexual exploitation, the ...

13 Sept 2023 at 20:33

Ireland

Employment rates rose for almost all groups of people post-Covid-19, study shows

Employment rates rose for almost all groups of people post-pandemic, while unemployment and labour market inactivity generally fell, new findings show. A new study from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the ...

24 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Former O2 worker receives £160,000 settlement in disability discrimination case

A sales adviser who said his former employer did not properly implement recommendations to assist his return to work after he was diagnosed with a degenerative disc disease has settled his disability claim. The case, which ...

17 May 2024 at 10:38

Ireland

Justice Department says assisted dying laws would need ‘significant’ safeguards

Any move to legislate for assisted dying would require protections and safeguards against inducement, incitement and pressure, the first public hearing of the joint committee on the matter has been told. The committee was ...

13 Jun 2023 at 14:02

Northern Ireland

Call for action to tackle barriers faced by disabled people in NI

Action needs to be taken to tackle barriers faced by disabled people living in Northern Ireland, human rights and equality commissioners have said. Coming together in their joint role as the Independent Mechanism in ...

03 Dec 2022 at 10:59

Northern Ireland

Not the time to ‘play about’ with anti-discrimination laws in NI, MPs told

Fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland remains relevant despite census results showing a continued growth in the middle ground, MPs have been told. Geraldine McGahey, the chief commissioner of the Equality ...

16 Nov 2022 at 14:53

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