Question 1

What does the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021 do?

Accepted Answer

Adds new section 14B to Employment Equality Act 1998 prohibiting employers from using non-disclosure agreements after workplace sexual harassment or discrimination incidents. Allows NDAs only if the harassed employee requests one to protect their own confidentiality, with specified conditions for enforceability. Makes non-compliant NDAs unenforceable and void; creates employer offence; requires plain English agreements and Minister to issue regulations and guidelines.

Question 2

What stage is the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021 at?

Accepted Answer

As of 14 Nov 2024, the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021 is at Fifth Stage in 26th Seanad. Once a bill passes every stage in both Houses of the Oireachtas and is signed by the President, it becomes law.

Question 3

Who introduced the Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021?

Accepted Answer

The Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021 was sponsored by Lynn Ruane, and was introduced on 1 Jun 2021.

Employment Equality (Amendment) (Non-Disclosure Agreements) Bill 2021

What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001

Stage timeline What do these stages mean?

Debates

Related bills