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Fair Employment Monitoring Report

The 33rd Monitoring Report, published in April 2024, presents an aggregated summary of the 3,807 valid monitoring returns received during 2022 from 105 public authorities and 3,702 private sector concerns. These returns were received between 1st January and 31st December 2022. This year’s report shows the Roman Catholic community share of the monitored workforce was [50.1%] and the Protestant community share was [49.9%].

Download the 
33rd Monitoring Report (pdf, 956kb) or see the website section. Information about NI workforce sectors, companies data and how to interprete the data is also available.
 
 
 
 
 

Your Rights after Brexit



See how the Equality Commission is working to protect your post Brexit equality rights


International Mechanisms
See how the Equality Commission uses international mechanisms to advance equality of opportunity and good relations in NI.

Read the Commission's Shadow  Report to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (pdf, 2024) - NEW

Gaps in equality law - NI / GB
Learn more about the widening gaps between equality law here and elsewhere in the UK.

Research

Public Opinion Survey
Read the findings of our latest public opinion survey (Social Market Research, May 2023)


Measuring Equality in NI
We have developed a new monitoring framework for Measuring Equality in NI and have measured six areas of life.

Census briefing
We have prepared a briefing on Economic Activity on Section 75 Grounds (Oct 2023) 

Shaping welcoming & inclusive workplaces
Read our qualitative findings on employer and employee experiences of welcoming and inclusive workplaces

Investigations

Learn more about our Section 75 investigation procedure, formal investigations, and completed investigations

Read the findings of the Commission's formal investigation into the treatment of pregnant workers & mothers in NI workplaces

Policy

See our policy priorities on:
 


Poverty & Disadvantage
See our summary policy positions (pdf) on poverty and socio-economic disadvantage. 

Our Legal Work
See how we decide which cases to support and how we review the law and read more about the legal cases we have supported.

Fair Employment Monitoring Report No.33
Our latest Monitoring Report profiles NI's workforce by community background and sex (based on 2022 data)