This legal webinar will focus on Employment and Equality Legislation and the Equal Status Acts, particular focus will be given on the practicalities of these pieces of legislation in accessing employment and services.
The topics which will be covered in detail are as follows:
-Access to Employment
-Access to Services
-Provision of Reasonable Accommodations in the workplace
-Provision of Reasonable Accommodations in accessing services
-Public Sector Duty
Our Guest speaker on the evening is Rosa Eivers:
Rosa Eivers is a senior solicitor in the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission’s legal team. The legal team provides legal assistance and representation, to persons in vindicating their rights under human rights and anti-discrimination legislation, in particular under the Employment Equality Acts 1998–2015, the Equal Status Acts 2000–2015, and more generally in relation to the protection and promotion of human rights and equality. The legal team also represents the Commission in the Superior Courts as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in proceedings that involve or are concerned with human rights or equality