March 4th, 2021
An exemption to equality law allowing schools in Northern Ireland to employ teachers on religious grounds is ‘perverse’, ‘archaic’, and unfair, members of the Stormont’s Education Committee said yesterday. Northern Ireland Humanists – which campaigns for equal treatment of teachers regardless of religious background – welcomed the comments and said they show it is high time for the exemption to be scrapped.
The MLAs’ remarks were made during a presentation of evidence to the Committee about teacher exemption to the Fair Employment and Treatment Order (FETO) by Ulster University’s Dr Matt Milliken. Dr Milliken told the Committee that the exemption, which means that, unlike other employees, teachers can be denied a teaching position on the basis of their religion or belief, has ‘passed its sell-by date’.
Exemption of teachers from fair employment law past sell-by date
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