Derek McDowell (Labour)

I support Senator O'Toole's amendment. The definition of "remuneration" in the Bill means money while the amendment is intended to extend it to include benefit-in-kind. The Minister of State rightly made much of the Government's decision to define equal treatment as also including wages. It gives greater teeth to the Bill and the protection afforded by it. A logical further step would be to acknowledge that people are sometimes paid by benefit-in-kind. Those on fixed-term contracts may also receive benefits-in-kind. This should be taken into account.