Fair Employment Commission

Fair Employment Commission
the body in Northern Ireland created by the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 to promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination on the grounds of religious belief or political opinion, and to promote affirmative action to help redress existing imbalances. It has a fulltime chairman and eight part-time members, including three trade unionists and three representatives of employers, all of whom are appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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