Conflict over Discrimination of Staff (Leaving Cert Business): Flashcards
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What is discrimination?
What is discrimination?
Unfair treatment based on characteristics like race, gender, age
Areas where discrimination causes disadvantages
Areas where discrimination causes disadvantages
Work, education, and housing
Legislation prohibiting workplace discrimination
Legislation prohibiting workplace discrimination
Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015
What do Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 prohibit?
What do Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 prohibit?
Discrimination in the workplace
What are protected characteristics?
What are protected characteristics?
Characteristics illegal to discriminate against under the Acts
Number of protected characteristics in the Acts
Number of protected characteristics in the Acts
Nine
Name 5 protected characteristics
Name 5 protected characteristics
Age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation
Name the other 4 protected characteristics
Name the other 4 protected characteristics
Traveller membership, disability, marital status, family status
Is different treatment based on protected traits legal?
Is different treatment based on protected traits legal?
No, it is illegal
Example of illegal age discrimination
Example of illegal age discrimination
Denying bonus to employee because they are younger