Legal developments
A man of South Asian origin complained that he was verbally abused and discriminated on grounds of racial origin by a security guard, and supermarket personnel. He complained to the Ombudsman
Competent court – civil as opposed to administrative
Discriminatory practice
New legislative Act creating a Federal Institute for the Protection and Promotion of Fundamental Rights
Limits to the dismissal of female employees in collective redundancy procedures and the respective remedies
New Law on Free Legal Aid, relevant for discrimination cases, adopted
Annual reports by the two national human rights institutions with an equality and non-discrimination mandate
New Law on Social Protection
New Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination adopted
A consultation document “Gender Balance in Parliament: Reform” was launched in order to receive proposals to challenge the under-representation of women in Parliament.
Access to interpretation in sign language of deaf persons before the Court
Parliament adopts ban on headscarves in primary schools
Cooperation between the equality bodies
Sanctions against a private company for the dismissal of a HIV positive employee
Supreme Court ruling on dismissal of office worker in flex-job and possible discrimination based on age and disability
Activity report and statistical data
Discrimination in the field of access to medical services
Law 99/2019 implementing Directive 79/7
Annual report of the Commissioner for Protection of Equality for 2018
New Regulations fixing conditions to adopt positive actions to remedy inequalities based on all grounds covered by the federal anti-discrimination legislation
Class actions, burden of proof
Discrimination in public sector recruitments on grounds of (national) origin
New rights-based legislation governing social services provision
Permissibility of wearing Islamic headscarf in courtroom
Segregation of Roma children in education / Obligation of public prosecution offices in assessing discriminatory impact of binding municipal regulations
Segregation of Roma children in education
Maternity and paternity leaves – conciliation measures
Displaying a swastika flag in a window-opening was found to be harassment on grounds of religion and prohibited in the Non-Discrimination Act
First decisions by the Board of Equal Treatment to conclude discriminatory dismissals because of religion or belief
A discriminatory practice of dismissal of an employee who suffered from multiple sclerosis
Education ministry’s responsibility for segregation in state-run school system
Constitutionality of a law extending the entitlement of survivors’ (widower) pensions to men
Paternity Leave, Work-Life-Balance for Parents and Carers
Establishment of a Ministry for Gender Equality (Ministère de l’égalité entre femmes et hommes)
Spain´s Government approves a Decree on gender equality between women and men in employment and occupation
Women’s rights, Gender equality discrimination, Optional Protocol Cedaw Convention
Legislative improvements regarding gender equality Persons with Disabilities Act
The Constitutional Court, on 18 July 2018 decided that the disciplinary penalties against, and dismissal of, a civil servant for wearing a headscarf at a public institution in Ankara was a violation of the freedom of religion and conscience. It also ordered the applicant to be paid a sum of 20 000 Turkish liras (around EUR 3 200) in damages.
Law proposal to introduce measures to reduce the gender pay gap
Law proposal accepted by both chambers of Parliament
Indicators to fill in gender wage gap
Liability of employer for harassment by volunteers
The dissolution of Parliament and the announcement of early elections implies the withdrawal of the bill which contained a general reform of anti-discrimination legislation and the creation of an independent "Authority for equal treatment and non-discrimination"
Instruction (incitement) to discrimination
Religious ethos and legal grounds for dismissal
Conditions of enforcement emergency order of evacuation of land occupied by Roma families
Annual survey released by the NCCD on attitudes and perceptions of discrimination
Implementation of policies and measures on integration of persons living in marginalized Roma communities
District Court the Hague grants compensation for pregnancy discrimination; District Court East-Brabant (‘Oost-Brabant’) rejects discrimination claim
