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S.I. No. 334 of 1977.
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EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977 (SECTION 28) REGULATIONS, 1977.
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I, GENE FITZGERALD, Minister for Labour, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 28
of the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
(No. 16 of 1977), hereby make the following Regulations :
1. These Regulations may be cited as the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
(Section 28) Regulations, 1977, and shall come into operation on the 2nd day of November, 1977.
2. In these Regulations "the Act" means the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
(No. 16 of 1977).
3. The form set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations is hereby prescribed as the form to be used for the purposes of section 28 of the Act by a person (hereinafter called "the employee") proposing to refer under section 19 of the Act a dispute to the Labour Court and proposing to ascertain from the other person concerned the reason for the act believed by the employee to have constituted discrimination under the Act.
4. The form set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations is hereby prescribed as the form to be used for the purposes of section 28 of the Act by a person when stating the reason for an act believed by another person to have constituted discrimination under the Act.
5. A person stating reasons under section 28(1) of the Act shall do so not later than 21 days from the date of service of the request for the reasons.
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SCHEDULE 1.
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EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977
(SECTION 28).
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QUESTIONNAIRE OF EMPLOYEE
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Name of Person to be questioned (respondent);
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To ............................................................ ............................................................ ..........................
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Address of respondent.
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of ............................................................ ............................................................ ...........................
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Name of Employee.
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1. I, ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............
of ............................................................ ............................................................ .............
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Address of Employee.
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believe that you have discriminated against me contrary to the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
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Date, time place and factual description of the act believed by employee to constitute discrimination.
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2. The following is the act believed by me to have constituted such discrimination.
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3. I wish to ascertain from you the reasons for the act described in paragraph 2 above.
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Address to which a reply should be sent.
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Signature of Employee ............................................................ ....................................
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Present Address ............................................................ ..................................
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Date: ............................................................ ................
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NOTE: Under
section 28
of the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
, a person may ascertain from another person the reasons for an act done by that other person and believed by the first-mentioned person to have constituted discrimination under that Act, and that other person is obliged by that section to state the reason in writing to the first-mentioned person.
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SCHEDULE 2.
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EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977
(SECTION 28).
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Reply to Questionnaire
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Name of Employee.
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To ............................................................ ............................................................ ............
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Address of Employee.
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of ............................................................ ............................................................ ..............
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Name of respondent.
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1. I ............................................................ ............................................................ ......
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Address of respondent.
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of ............................................................ ............................................................ ....
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Complete as appropriate.
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hereby acknowledge receipt of the questionnaire signed by you and dated ..................................... which was served on me on (date) ..............................
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* Delete as appropriate.
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2. I *agree/disagree that the statement in paragraph 2 of the questionnaire is an accurate description of what happened.
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If you disagree, give reasons.
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Complete as appropriate.
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3. The following are the reasons for the act referred to in your Questionnaire and believed by you to have constituted discrimination under the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
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Signature of respondent ............................................................ ................................
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Date ............................................................ ............................................................ .......
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NOTE: Under the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
(Section 28) Regulations, 1977, the time-limit for the completion and return of this reply is 21 days from the date on which the questionnaire was served.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 2nd day of November, 1977.
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GENE FITZGERALD
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Minister for Labour.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE.
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These regulations prescribe the forms to be used for the purposes of
Section 28
of the
Employment Equality Act, 1977
by a person who proposes to refer a dispute under Section 19 of the Act to the Labour Court and who wishes to ascertain the reason for an act believed to be discriminatory.
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Article 5 of the Regulations prescribes the time limit for the completion and return of the forms.
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