Unified Employment Equality Guide Consultation

The Equality Commission is pleased to announce the launch of a public consultation exercise in respect of a new publication entitled 'A Unified Guide to Promoting Equal Opportunities in Employment'.

One of the Commission’s functions is to provide advice to employers on how to promote equality of opportunity in employment across all of the nine statutory equality grounds.

This advice is currently based on guidance contained in six separate equality codes of practice and several other publications.

Developing a single publication

The Commission recognises that it may not be easy or convenient for employers to consult these multiple sources of guidance and information and realise that employers would benefit from an opportunity to consult a single publication that provides guidance on employment-related topics across all of the statutory equality grounds. The Unified Guide aims to address this issue.

The contents of the Unified Guide substantially derive from the provisions of the existing statutory codes of practice and represent the Commission’s current recommendations on best practice.

Get your copy

We are eager to engage and consult with interested parties and invite you to download a copy from the Commission’s website. Alternatively, if you are unable to download a copy or if you would prefer to have copies in alternative formats then please do not hesitate to contact:

Amy McNaughton
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

t: 028 9050 0593
f: 028 9023 8039
Text phone: 028 9050 0589
e: unifiedguide@equalityni.org