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State & history

What was the main aim of the Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act 1974 in Ireland?

  • ✓ To give women and men equal pay for the same or similar work
  • ✕ To set a national minimum wage Your answer
  • C To give all workers paid maternity leave
  • D To allow only men to be paid for overtime

Not quite.

The Act, passed after Ireland joined the European Economic Community in 1973, required equal pay for equal work regardless of sex. Later laws, such as the Employment Equality Acts, widened this protection.

Source: Irish Statute Book, Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act 1974; IHREC

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