Guidance for employers: www.equalityni.org/PregnancyMaternity
Pregnancy/Maternity rights at work: www.equalityni.org/PregnancyMaternityRights
 

Every Customer Counts: promoting accessible services
Further information about the Commission's 'Every Customer Counts' initiative is available online: www.equalityni.org/EveryCustomerCounts

See how local companies have made their services accessible, meeting the needs of their disabled customers and boosting their business.
 

Further information on these topics is available on the Public Authorities section of our website: www.equalityni.org/PublicAuthorities
 

Audio Podcasts

• Managing bullying and harassment at work - YouTube (audio) or download MP3 file (13.3mb)

• The reasonable steps defence - YouTube (audio) or download MP3 file (7.3mb)

• Pregnancy and maternity - YouTube (audio) or download MP3 file (10 mb)

• Equality laws relating to employment in NI - YouTube (audio) or download MP3 file (6.1mb)

• Definition of disability law - YouTube (audio) or download MP3 file (8.5mb)

• Equality Commission's advisory services for employers and service providers - YouTube (audio) or download MP3 file (5.1mb)

STEM Podcasts

We are producing a series of audio podcasts aimed at encouraging girls and young women top consider studying science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects and taking up STEM careers.

• What has equality law reform to do with business - 12 Dec 2022
• Women in construction - barriers still to overcome - 22 Nov 2022
• End of the road for EU funding - 25 Oct 2022
• Flexible working solutions - 27 Sept 2022
• Make your workplace age positive - 30 Aug 2022
• Pride in the workplace - 2 Aug 2022
• Recruiting Fairly - even when the pressure is on - 5 July 2022
• Women in NI still face workplace discrimination - 7 June 2022
• Diversity and inclusion in the workplace - 10 May 2022
• Need help with Fair Employment monitoring? - 12 Apr 2022
• Stalemate for women in NI - 15 Mar 2022
• Improving equality in the workplace for everyone - 15 Feb 2022
• Every Customer Counts - 18 Jan 2022

• Race and the workplace - 23 Nov 2021
• When is someone too old to work? - 26 Oct 2021
• Autism and recruitment - 28 Sept 2021
• Are you sure this couldn’t happen in your business? - 31 Aug 2021
• The troubling face of sexual harassment in the workplace - 3 Aug 2021
• STEM careers: open the door to women - 6 July 2021
• The Menopause - a workplace issue? - 7 June 2021
• Equality Commission poll of opinions about NI work - 11 May 2021
• Pregnancy and maternity in the workplace - 13 April 2021
• Employing people with disabilities - 16 Mar 2021
• It's important for everyone to be safe - 16 Feb 2021
• Encouraging women in NI to climb the STEM career ladder - 19 Jan 2021

• The Equal Pay Act (NI) 1979 is 50 years old this - 8 Dec 2020
• Change, challenge and uncertainty - a toxic mix for some employers - 10 Nov 2020
• As we strive for recovery, can we ensure that no one gets left behind - 15 Sept 2020
• What employers do next could help build a better, more equal society - 18 Aug 2020
• Redundancy during Covid-19 pandemic - 21 July 2020
• Childcare - an issue for everyone - 23 June 2020
• Caring for the carers after lockdown - 26 May 2020
• Protecting your staff and business during Covid-19 pandemic - 28 April 2020
• Difficult times, difficult decisions - 31 Mar 2020
• Working together towards a fairer and more shared society - 03 Mar 2020
• Gender pay gap reporting should follow GB lead - 04 Feb 2020

• Talking about retirement - handle with care - 17 Dec 2019
• Handling race discrimination in the workplace - 19 Nov 2019
• Acting with confidence in recruiting someone with a disability - 22 Oct 2019
• What the year's casework tells us about discrimination in NI - 24 Sept 2019
• Online recruitment processes and the potential for discrimination - 27 Aug 2019
• Reducing your risks – how employers can use the ‘reasonable steps’ defence - 30 July 2019
• Welcoming Women into the Workplace - 18 June 2019
• ‘They’re not racist, they’re just brought up different’ - 14 May 2019
• Is it wrong to reward more experience with higher pay? - 9 Apr 2019
• Recruitment must open, fair and without bias - 5 Mar 2019
• The menopause and equality issues at work - 29 Jan 2019

• Employment initiatives can have real impact for people with disabilities – 18 Dec 2018
• Good and harmonious relationships in the workplace – 20 Nov 2018
• Every Customer Counts – audit and improve your offering – 23 Oct 2018
• Ensuring equality for disabled people by making reasonable adjustments – 31 July 2018
• Breaking the glass ceiling – the need for more women in the boardroom – 19 June 2018
• Recruiting fairly: open, inclusive, fair to all potential applicants – 22 May 2018
• Gender Pay Reporting – does it apply to Northern Ireland? – 24 Apr 2018
• Interactions at work can greatly diminish prejudices – 27 Mar 2018
• A fairer society won’t be created by more monochrome boards – 27 Feb 2018
• Mind Your Health – 30 Jan 2018

• Workers of all ages are entitled to equal treatment – 19 Dec 2017
• Is Fair Employment legislation still needed? Or is it just ‘red tape’? – 21 Nov 2017
• Brexit focus must retain equality during uncertainty – 24 Oct 2017
• The importance of recruiting fairly – getting it right – 29 Aug 2017
• Equal pay in the spotlight – 1 Aug 2017
• Accepting and embracing difference in the workplace – 6 June 2017
• Businesses should anticipate the needs of disabled customers – 9 May 2017
• Progress needed on Age Legislation for goods, facilities and services – 14 Mar 2017
• Being Mindful of Mental Ill Health in the Workplace – 17 Feb 2017
• Changing laws is easier than changing people’s attitudes – 17 Jan 2017

• Pregnancy/Maternity in the Workplace Investigation – 6 Dec 2016
• Ashers ruling not a defeat for religious or any other freedoms – 8 Nov 2016
• NI’s recruitment and employment laws were ground breaking – 10 Oct 2016
• Recognising challenges faced by disabled people in employment – 13 Sept 2016
• Helping employers to stay on the right side of the law – 16 Aug 2016
• Sex discrimination still an issue 40 years on from 1976 legislation – 5 July 2016
• Discrimination laws protect us all and help create a fairer society – 10 May 2016
• Poverty is a condition that makes everyone in society worse off – 12 Apr 2016
• First rule of selling: make it easy for everyone to buy – 15 Mar 2016
• Equality, fairness and inclusion are key to a bright future – 16 Feb 2016
• Why employers can benefit from having an Equality Plan – 19 Jan 2016

• Twenty five years of fair employment monitoring – 15 Dec 2015
• 20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - What’s changed for businesses? – 17 Nov 2015
• Business has a role to play in education – 20 Oct 2015
• Under-representation of women on business boards in NI – 22 Sept 2015
• Why diverse workforces present business opportunities – 25 Aug 2015
• Extending age discrimination law for all – 28 July 2015
• The treatment of working mothers – 16 June 2015
• What the Ashers decision means for business – 26 May 2015
• Offering the best value and the best service to all makes best business sense – 14 Apr 2015
• Business must not be blind to disability law – 17 Mar 2015
• Pregnancy, Maternity and Employment in Northern Ireland – 17 Feb 2015
• Why age discrimination law reform is needed? – 13 Jan 2015