Germany
Non-discrimination law | Matthias Mahlmann | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Gender equality law | Jule Mulder | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Legal developments
Rights of persons living in a same-sex registered partnership (Eingetragene Lebensgemeinschaft)
German legislator introduces a statutory 30 % gender quota for supervisory boards of all private companies that are listed and subject to full co-determination
German legislator introduces a statutory 30 % gender quota for advisory boards, boards of directors, and similar supervisory bodies of bodies within federal control with at least three members
German legislator extends the entitlements to home care leave and improved its financial support
Still waiting for a draft law to implement the Istanbul Convention concerning non-consensual sexual acts
German legislator improves the flexibility of parental leave and rewards the equal sharing of the leave between parents
German legislator tried to introduce a new concept of ‘gender neutrality’ within the federal civil service
Duties of Loyalty