Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

7.   General prohibition against discrimination

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    (1)   Subject to subsection (2), an employer shall not discriminate against any employee on the grounds of race, colour, sex, religion, national extraction, social origin, ethnic origin, political opinion or affiliation, age, disability, serious family responsibility, pregnancy, marital status or HIV\AIDS, in respect of recruitment, training, work facilities or service, promotion, terms and conditions of employment or benefit arising out of the employment relationship.

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    (2)   Any temporary provision, programme, national policy or activity that has as its object the amelioration of conditions of disadvantaged individuals or groups, does not constitute discrimination—

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      (a)     within the meaning of subsection (1); or

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      (b)     as defined in section 267.

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    (3)   An employer shall make every reasonable effort to accommodate a person with a disability in employment and at the workplace.

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    (4)   A person shall not be discriminated against because of his or her membership in a trade union or participation in trade union activity.

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    (5)   A person who contravenes this section is liable for damages on successful complaint to the Tribunal and the Tribunal may order the person to rectify the offending act.