Legal developments
Council of State does not find minimum athletic requirements common for male and female candidates for the Police Schools to be indirectly discriminatory against female candidates
Exclusion of female cleaners from the possibility to be transferred to another branch of a private bank resulted in the termination of their employment contract
Employment of people with disability in the public sector
A survivor’s pension granted to unmarried daughters of deceased civil servants under more favourable conditions than those provided for unmarried sons
In response to the Greek #MeToo movement, the City of Athens unanimously adopted an action programme on the prevention and elimination of sexual harassment, including a public commitment to zero-tolerance
On 25 January 2021, the Constitutional Court resolved an appeal filed by a Roma woman who considered she had been discriminated against on grounds of ethnicity due to the fact she had been denied a widow’s pension on the death of her husband
Czechia adopted two new strategies regarding gender equality
Minister of Education and Culture appeals district court judgment to invalidate ruling of Gender Equality Complaints Committee
Employment
Annual report of the national equality body for 2020
How should courts distinguish between self-employed and employed status for the purposes of the coverage of the Equality Act 2010?
Prohibition of incitement to violence or hatred against groups or persons vulnerable to discrimination
Whether requirements of face masks due to COVID-19 constitute discrimination
Following the adoption of a new Anti-discrimination Law, a new equality body is being set up
Following the adoption of a new Anti-discrimination Law, a new equality body is being set up
Access to counsel and redress for victims of discrimination
A new Article 22ter of the Constitution enshrines a right to full inclusion for people with disabilities
Evacuation of Roma by local authorities
Equal access to social security rights during leave related to pregnancy and childbirth for employees and self-employed
Law proposal on more diversity in the top of business adopted by the Second Chamber (Lower House) of Parliament
Reform of family related leave
Judgment No. 1196/2020 of the Thessaloniki Court of Appeal for the first time acknowledges sexual harassment at work as a form of gender discrimination and applies the reversal of the burden of proof
In response to the Greek #MeToo movement and a campaign by Women’s NGOs, the Greek Government announced the ratification of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention 190 and other legal measures for the elimination of gender-based violence and harassment
Employment measures
Further degradation of the ex-General Secretariat for Gender Equality undermines the implementation of substantive gender equality legislation and policies
Survey on perception of Roma on discrimination
Positive policy of Ministry of Education in an attempt to ensure equality of opportunities for disadvantaged Muslim minority
Facilitation of persons with disabilities to have equal access to their social and economic activity
Danish law prohibiting discrimination due to disability does not involve an obligation to provide reasonable accommodation outside the labour market area
Equal pay certification system an illusion
Facilitation of persons with disabilities to have equal access to their social and economic activity
Danish law prohibiting discrimination due to disability does not involve an obligation to provide reasonable accommodation outside the labour market area
Compulsory paternity leave – allocation of Funds supporting female entrepreneurship, women’s participation in the labour market, conciliation between private and working life and anti gender violence centres
No promotion due to absence on maternity leave
Maternity supplements to Social Security pensions
The European Committee of Social Rights published its decision in the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) and Inclusion Europe v. Belgium case and found that Belgium does not comply with the obligations under Articles 15 and 17 of the Revised European Social Charter
Ban on headscarves in primary schools found unconstitutional
The scope of this Bill is to incorporate all legislation dealing with equality in order to ensure legal certainty and elevate the principle of equality to a right in itself, making it applicable to all spheres of life. The Bill also implements the Twelfth Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms into national law
Upcoming report on ethnic and racial non-discrimination
Thwarting of electricity consumer rights targeting/ impacting Roma
Discrimination caused by algorithms and digital platforms
Whether abolishing the Equal Treatment Authority and transferring its tasks to the Ombudsman decreases the level of protection against discrimination
Integration of people with disabilities
Arbitrary forced evictions targeting Roma
Burden of proof
Disproportionate negative impact of policy measures on education of Roma children from socially a disadvantaged environment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Access to employment for persons with chronic or underlying diseases who belong to groups that are vulnerable to COVID-19
Legality of the decision to remove alternative meals in school on the ground of secularity of the public service
Limit of the protection against victimisation
Sexual harassment in employment
