Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

E718155

Anti-discrimination law Legislation of Northern Ireland Statutory instrument

The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 is a key piece of anti-discrimination legislation in Northern Ireland that promotes equality of opportunity and fair treatment in employment and the provision of goods, facilities and services, particularly on grounds of religious belief and political opinion.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anti-discrimination law ⓘ Legislation of Northern Ireland ⓘ Statutory instrument ⓘ
aimsTo	Address historical patterns of religious and political discrimination in Northern Ireland ⓘ Promote fair participation in employment ⓘ
appliesTo	Employees in Northern Ireland ⓘ Employers in Northern Ireland ⓘ Job applicants in Northern Ireland ⓘ Providers of goods, facilities and services in Northern Ireland ⓘ
basedOnPrincipleOf	Equal treatment irrespective of political opinion ⓘ Equal treatment irrespective of religious belief ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn	Direct discrimination ⓘ Harassment ⓘ Indirect discrimination ⓘ Victimisation ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
enforcedBy	Equality Commission for Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	Equality of opportunity between persons of different political opinions ⓘ Equality of opportunity between persons of different religious beliefs ⓘ
geographicalScope	All of Northern Ireland ⓘ
jurisdiction	Northern Ireland ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	Employment law ⓘ Equality law ⓘ Human rights law ⓘ
legalForm	Order in Council ⓘ
primaryPurpose	Prohibit discrimination in employment ⓘ Prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods, facilities and services ⓘ Promote equality of opportunity in employment ⓘ
prohibitsDiscriminationOnGroundsOf	Political opinion ⓘ Religious belief ⓘ
providesFor	Complaints to industrial tribunals ⓘ Remedies for unlawful discrimination ⓘ
regulates	Dismissal and redundancy procedures ⓘ Promotion and training opportunities ⓘ Provision of goods, facilities and services to the public ⓘ Recruitment practices ⓘ Terms and conditions of employment ⓘ
relatedTo	Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ
sectorCoverage	Private sector ⓘ Public sector ⓘ
shortName	FETO 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	Fair employment ⓘ Political neutrality in employment ⓘ Religious equality ⓘ

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