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Employment Equality (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Mary Butler · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 14 Dec 2016
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 to remove mandatory retirement rules if employees can prove they meet job fitness requirements.
- Allows workers to continue employment beyond current retirement age by demonstrating capability to perform contracted duties.
- Bill did not progress beyond First Stage and lapsed without becoming law.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil14 Dec 2016
Debates
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