Equality News
Congress participated in two launches this week in relation to mental health and the workplace. "BREAKING THE SILENCE OF SUICIDE IN THE WORKPLACE" was launched 31st January by Console and the Irish Hospice Foundation who have jointly produced a guide aimed at helping employers to respond appropriately when a workplace ...
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The NDA has commissioned a National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland. The survey builds on previous surveys conducted by NDA in 2001 and 2006, and covers a range of topics including knowledge of disability and attitudes to disability within the workplace, schools and in the neighbourhood. The ...
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Retaining employees who acquire a disability: A guide for employers The National Disability Authority today (1st December) launched the above guide. It provides employers with the simple, key steps to help employees who have acquired a disability to stay in work and should also prove useful to unions seeking to ...
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Congress has made a submission calling for the merger to be a real renewal of our equality and human rights infrastructure and not just another example of our failed austerity policies. Of particular concern is the exclusion of trade unions from the working group to advise the minister on the ...
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The UK EHRC is due to have its budget reduced by some 68% (compared to when it was set up in 2007). As a consequence, it is likely to; - lose more than half its workforce - reduce its legal enforcement ability - close its Helpline to the public, business ...
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This ESRI / Equality Authority study looks at equality policies and flexible working arrangements in Irish workplaces. How prevalent are they? Do they have any benefits for workers and the organisations they work for? Has the recession changed the situation? The overall conclusion is that formal equality policies are associated ...
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Winners and Losers? ... Equality lessons for Budget 2012 November 14th: Independent think-tank TASC today launched 'Winners and Losers? Equality Lessons for Budget 2012'. Produced with support from the Equality Authority and the EU PROGRESS Fund, the report examines the impact of Budget 2011 on women and men, and on ...
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The Equality Deficit conference held at the TUC in London 16th November highlighted how the UK public spending cuts are hitting the most vulnerable. Welfare reform, reduced educational opportunities, cuts to advice services and legal support, and the reorganisation and contracting out of public services all threaten the future of ...
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The 5th EU Equality Summit was held 14 and 15 November in Poznan, Poland. Congress Equality Officer, David Joyce, was part of a small ETUC delegation at the conference. The main theme of the Summit was 'Implementation of Equality Policies at the Local and Regional Level'. Delegates adopted the Poznan ...
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12 Oct 2011 Congress General Secretary David Begg has said that greater workplace equality could aid our economic recovery and help ensure that we create "a more sustainable growth model in the years to come." Speaking at the launch of a series of workplace equality resources and guides, Mr Begg ...
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5th October : World Teachers' Day - Teachers for Gender Equality This year the theme of World Teachers' Day is Teachers for Gender Equality. Gender equality encompasses equality between female and male teachers; demands access for girls to gender-sensitive and quality education, and highlights the contribution of teachers and education ...
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The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has launched its latest Equality training Programme - PETAL. Please contact Pauline Buchanan for any further info
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Ruhama launched its Annual Statistics Report for 2010 today (Monday 22nd August) and while it has been a challenging year with the organization sustaining significant statutory funding cuts, the work continues to develop and grow. In 2010 Ruhama worked with a total of 204 women, an increase on 2009 of ...
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The IHRC annual report was launched this week by Minister Alan Shatter. The Minister indicated that he is to bring in legislation that will provide for an enhanced role for the Irish Human Rights Commission. He added that the Government was "reviewing the architecture of our human rights infrastructure to ...
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The National Disability Authority has released the latest report on part V of the National Disability Strategy - the employment of people with disabilities in the public service. Across the public sector as a whole, the proportion of staff with disabilities reported to the NDA was 2.9% in 2009. The ...
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