File 3 - Employment Equality Agency, 1980s Part 1

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UGA P143/1/3/2/2/3

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Employment Equality Agency, 1980s Part 1

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  • 13/06/1980-18/10/1989

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Material relating to the EEA [Employment Equality Agency] including correspondence, submissions, memorandums, and statements by the agency along with photocopies of correspondence between EEA and others relating to various cases being taken before the Labour Court. It includes letter of thanks from Gregory F O'Neill, solicitor, to Mary Robinson (MR), in relation to equality claim which MR referred Sylvia Meehan [chairperson, EEA] to him for, 13/06/1980; correspondence from Helena Gleeson, EEA, to MR in relation to meeting between chairperson of EEA, and heads of Equal Opportunities Commissions Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 25/03/1981; photocopies of correspondence between Meehan and WJ Fitzpatrick, General Secretary, Irish Union for the Distributive Workers and Clerks in relation to Labour Court's determinations in favour of the Equal Pay Claims lodged by the union members against their employer PMPA 04-17/08/1981; photocopies of correspondence relating to alleged discrimination by the Western Health Board of members of the Psychiatric Nurses Association, and involving the Irish Transport and General Workers Union (ITGWU), 31/03/1983-19/04/1983; Labour Court Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act, 1974 Equality Officer's Recommendation in case involving Arthur Guinness Son & Co. (Dublin) Ltd and Ms Rita Murtagh (Represented by the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland, 10/06/1983; correspondence between Meehan and ITGWU relating to case of Mrs O'Brien which Meehan had advised her was best dealt with by the union, 17/05/1984 (includes copy of outline of case for Counsel's Opinion); letter from Meehan to Ruairi Quinn, TD [Teachta Dála, member of Dáil Éireann, lower house of Irish parliament], Minister for Labour regarding EEA's views on the jurisdiction of Labour Court in Appeals from Recommendations issued by Equality Officers, 07/06/1984; copy of statement on subject of Draft Directive on Part-Time Work, published by EEA, 07/06/1984, along with cover letter from Paul Cullen, Chief Officer EEA, and carbon copy of reply from MR, 08-11/06/1984; memorandum commissioned by EEA on range of EEC [European Economic Community] instruments relating to the reduction and reorganising of working time, with cover letter from Paul Cullen to MR, 19/06/1984; copy of Labour Court determination in case of Appeal by Northern Health Board against Equality Officer's recommendation, 13/06/1985; EEA press statement, with notation, on "Proposals of Minister for Public Service to the Government regarding Arrangements for Promotion to Top Jobs in Civil Service", 19[85?]; outline of case of Collette and Liam Nolan and letter from Meehan to MR asking if a case could be taken by EEA to Labour Court on the Nolans' behalf, 06/1985; Equality Officer's Recommendation in case of Revenue Commissioners and Seamus O'Sullivan, with compliment slip from Meehan to MR, 26/07/1985; copy of letter from B O'Riordan, Department of Labour, to Meehan, in relation to the review of the equality legislation, and EEA's recommendation that the Employment Equality Act, 1977 be extended to cover areas of education and provision of goods, facilities and services, 27/08/1985; EEA postcard from Meehan to MR "Eve Equals Adam...except when there's a snake in the grass", 05/09/1988; handwritten letter from Meehan to MR discussing Medeering Ltd case [report on suspected failure by them to provide Equal Pay for group of female employees can be found in P143/1/3/2/2/4], 198[3?]; photocopy of newspaper article "Prove Equal Pay: EC" and compliment slip from Meehan to MR asking if she knew anything about case referenced, 18/10/1989.

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      07/10/2024
      05/11/2024

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