Current Version
| Region | Ireland |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 1999, employment discrimination as been added as an act for Ireland, sexual orientation was proposed and passed in 1999. Gender identity was passed in 2015, making it illegal to fire someone under gender identity and or sexual orientation. |
| Sources | https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21 *wasn't enacted until 1999, revisions are still pending as of 21st May 2024* https://www.ihrec.ie/guides-and-tools/human-rights-and-equality-for-employers/what-does-the-law-say/eea-summary/#:~:text=The%20Equality%20Employment%20Acts%201998,vocational%20training%20and%20work%20experience. https://web.archive.org/web/20151209144050/https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/section/21/enacted/en/html#sec21 *2015 revision adding gender identity* |
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Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Oct 18, 1999 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Since 1999, employment discrimination as been added as an act for Ireland, sexual orientation was proposed and passed in 1999. Gender identity was passed in 2015, making it illegal to fire someone under gender identity and or sexual orientation. |
| Sources | https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21 *wasn't enacted until 1999, revisions are still pending as of 21st May 2024* https://www.ihrec.ie/guides-and-tools/human-rights-and-equality-for-employers/what-does-the-law-say/eea-summary/#:~:text=The%20Equality%20Employment%20Acts%201998,vocational%20training%20and%20work%20experience. https://web.archive.org/web/20151209144050/https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/section/21/enacted/en/html#sec21 *2015 revision adding gender identity* |