Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill, 2012
This bill has been introduced by Senator Averil Power of Fianna Fáil. The bill aims to clarify Section 37 (1) of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 to 2004. Section 37 (1) gives religious run schools and hospitals an exemption from the employment equality law. They may legally discriminate against an employee in order to uphold their ethos. This has been criticised as allowing school and hospitals to discriminate against gay and lesbian employees because employing them may be seen to undermine their ethos. The bill will prohibit such institutions from discriminating on the grounds of sexual orientation and civil status (i.e. being in a civil partnership or being married).
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