(IRISH INDEPENDENT) — GAY or lesbian teachers in fear of losing their job because of their sexuality are to be protected, under proposed new legislation.
The Bill calling for a change in employment equality laws to help stamp out discrimination in the workplace was published today.
A group of Labour TDs and senators hope the planned new laws will prevent the dismissal of teachers or health staff whose life choices are seen as undermining the religious ethos of where they work.
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