In this section you will find information regarding employment in the civil service, the rules which apply and how the civil service acts as an employer. The Department of Finance has a central role in these areas.

Here you can find reports and circulars on issues such as gender balance in Government Departments, anti-harrassment policies and moves in relation to paternity leave.

Follow the links below for further information:

Equality Schemes/Circluar

• Disability Liaison Officers Network Annual Report 2007
• Bearta Comhionannais na Státseirbhíse Tuarascáil 2006
• Civil Service Equality Initiatives Report, 2006
• Work Life Balance Review, 2006
• Work Life Balance Review Statistics.
• Work Life Balance Leaflet March 2006
• Circular 23/2005 A positive Working Environment - Anti Harrassment Policy July 2005 

          Diversity in the Civil Service - A Policy on Equality of Opportunity (circular 24/2002)

          Employee Assistance Service (Circular 35 / 97 )

          Review of Civil Service Traveller Internship Pilot Programme, 'Not like Usual'  / Executive Summary

Equality Policy

• Launch of 'Diversity in the Civil Service' - A policy on equlaity of opportunity - 10 July 2002
  Press release

Policy document

As Gaeilge - pdf version - text version
In English - pdf version - text version

• Family Friendly/Work Life Balance Arrangements inthe Civil Service - word version - pdf version
• Family Friendly/Work life Balance Schemes leaflet

• Launch of Gender Equality Policy - 25 September 2001
  Press release

• A Positive Working Environment - Anti Harrassement Policy 2005

• A Positive Working Environment - Anti Harrassement Policy 2005 leaflet   

• Employment of people with disabilities - 2007 Code of practice

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