ANTI-DISCRIMINATION (PAY) ACT, 1974
AND
EMPLOYMENT EQUALITY ACT, 1977
EQUALITY OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATIONS NO: EP 16/1999 & EE 19/1999
Mr. Jeremiah C. (Dermot) Long
(Represented by Hamilton Turner, Solicitors)
AND
Bank of Ireland
(Represented by Dr. Mary Redmond, Solicitor)
File No: EP 35/1986
This dispute concerns a claim by Mr. Jeremiah C. (Dermot) Long that he is entitled, on
resignation, to the payment of a marriage gratuity by his employer (the Bank of Ireland) in the
same way as female staff received marriage gratuities. This claim was lodged in terms of the
Anti-Discrimination (Pay) Act, 1974 and the Employment Equality Act, 1977.