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
