Discrimination has a specific meaning under the Employment Equality Acts 1998 and 2004 and the Equal Status Acts 2000 and 2004. It is described as the treatment of a person in a less favorable way than another person. The employment equality act 1998-2011 outlaw discrimination in a wide range of employment and employment related area. These include recruitment and promotion, equal pay, working condition, training or experience, dismissal and harassment including sexual harassment. (Cox, et al., 2009)
The safety, health and welfare had been came into force on 1st September 2005. It repealed and replaced the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 1989 was brought in to make further provision for the safety, health and welfare of persons at work.…show more content… The legislation defines discrimination as treating one person a less favorable way than another person based on any of the following 9 grounds discrimination. There are gender it means man, woman or transsexual. Civil status it includes single, married, separate, divorced, windowed people, civil partner and former civil partner. Family status it refers to the parent of a person under 18 years or the resident primary care or parent of a person with a disability.
Moreover, sexual orientation includes gays, heterosexual, bisexual and lesbian. Religion means religious belief, background, outlook or none. In addition, Age does not apply to a person aged less than (under) 16 years old.
Disability including people with learning, cognitive, physical, intellectual or emotional disabilities and a range of medical conditions. Races including skin, nationality, skin colour and ethnic origin. Lastly, membership of the traveler community
The nine ground of discrimination in the workplace there are age, gender, marital status, family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability, race or religion or nationality, membership of the travelling