The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 (S.I. No. 1988/1303 [N.I. 13]) , 26 July 1988
Annual Review of Population Law 16: 146-147
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0364-3417 PMID: 12344146 Document Number: 378857
Among other things, this Northern Ireland Sex Discrimination Order amends the 1976 Sex Discrimination Order to do the following: 1) repeal the exemption of private households and small "undertakings" and partnerships from compliance with the Order; 2) restrict the exemptions allowed in the Order and in the Equal Pay Act 1970 with respect to retirement; 3) provide for common age limits for men and women in unfair dismissal cases; 4) extend exemptions to the Order for training bodies to include any person providing training; 5) authorize the Equal Opportunities Commission to issue codes of practice containing practical guidance on the elimination of discrimination in employment and the promotion of equality of opportunity for men and women; such codes of practice shall be admissible in evidence in proceedings under the Order; 6) apply provisions relating to void and unenforceable contracts to collective agreements and rules of "undertakings"; and 7) remove certain restrictions on the working hours and conditions of women.