International Journal of Manpower: Volume 13 Issue 6

Labour Market Discrimination and Fair Employment in Northern Ireland: An Introduction

Terry Cradden, Paul Teague

Provides an overview of the issue of religious discrimination inthe Northern Ireland labour market.

Fair Employment and Religion in Northern Ireland: An Overview

Tony Gallagher

Unlike many of the issues raised during the Northern Ireland CivilRights campaign of the late 1960s, employment discrimination hasremained high on the political agenda, leading to…

Legislating for Northern Ireland′s Fair Employment Problem

Desmond Rea, Julie Eastwood

Examines the history of fair employment legislation in NorthernIreland, outlines the nature and scope of the present law, and looksbriefly at the significant differences between…

The Labour Market Context and Potential Effectiveness of Fair Employment Legislation in Northern Ireland

Graham Gudgin, Anthony Murphy

Briefly outlines the labour market context within which the newFair Employment legislation has to operate. Presents the results ofresearch on how quickly religious differences in…

Discrimination and Segmentation Theory: A Survey

Paul Teague

In the Northern Ireland context, even though the debate aboutwhether Catholics have experienced discrimination has raged for over twodecades, there has been little attempt to…

Unions and Employers and Fair Employment

Terry Cradden

Explores the attitudes of employers and unions in Northern Irelandto the revival in the 1980s of earlier concerns about religiousdiscrimination, and to the failure of the Fair…

Women and Paid Work in Northern Ireland

Norma Heaton

Labour market statistics suggest that the rate of economic activityfor women in Northern Ireland is among the lowest of the UK regions.Reviewing recent research, explores possible…

Equal Opportunities Monitoring in the Northern Ireland Civil Service

Reginald Wilson, Derek Smith

Describes the origins and development of equal opportunities policyin the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS), and the creation of theNICS Equal Opportunities Unit. Explains the…

Fair Employment in the Engineering Industry: An Evaluation

Robert McDowell, Terry Cradden

Relying on a sample survey, seeks to establish what progress hasbeen made in changing employment policies, practices and procedures inthe engineering industry in Northern Ireland…