Equal opportunity

“Fair employment and equal opportunities legislation are built upon open and transparent practices, free from political interference…”

Pete Baker on February 19, 2019, 4:26 pm | Readers 1788

The, at best, ill-considered comments by Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald yesterday, on potential candidates from within the PSNI to succeed George Hamilton as Chief Constable, have prompted a sharp reminder from the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland to the NI Policing Board of its responsibilities under equality legislation to recruit in a non-discriminatory way. The Equality Commission has expressed its concern about the recent comments made by the Sinn Féin President about the appointment of a new Chief …

“The board broke its own equal opportunity rules.”

Pete Baker on June 3, 2011, 8:33 pm | Readers 23

According to a BBC report, the Northern Ireland Policing Board spent £200,000 fighting a fair employment tribunal ruling only to, eventually, settle out of court under a confidentiality agreement. The case had been brought by journalist Chris Ryder. From the BBC report However, Mr Ryder said he feels justified in breaking the terms because of “the gross misuse of public money”. “The board broke its own equal opportunity rules. It manipulated the election process to discriminate against me,” he said. “They destroyed …