Equality must apply in employment as well as in marriage

If the marriage equality referendum is passed in May, laws on workplace discrimination may be in conflict with these new entitlements, writes Claire Hogan.

In late December, the Equality Tribunal made a finding of discrimination in favour of a teacher who in an interview for the position of principal, was asked by a nun for her opinion on “the homos”.

Last week, a gay teacher known as ‘Pixel’ entered, and subsequently won, a Newstalk wedding competition with a lip-syncing video where her face was pixelated out, a measure she and her partner felt she should take in order to keep her job safe. These two recent stories shine a light on the issue of religious ethos in Irish workplaces.