Implementation of the Employment Equality Directive: The principle of non-discrimination on the basis of religion or belief
The Employment Equality Directive (adopted in 2000) imposed a duty on the EU Member States to provide protection against discrimination on the grounds – among others – of religion or belief in the areas of employment, occupation and vocational training. This study examines the legal issues linked to this protection, including the interpretation of key concepts, and the exceptions provided for in the Directive. Throughout the study, examples of good practice in various Member States have been identified on which the CJEU and the national courts can draw for guidance when required to decide on issues regarding religion or belief discrimination in employment contexts.
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This study has been written by Erica Howard of the School of Law, Middlesex University, at the request of the Ex-Post Impact Assessment Unit of the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European Added Value, within the Directorate General for Parliamentary Research Services (DG EPRS) of the General Secretariat of the European Parliament.
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- acoso moral
- aplicación del Derecho de la UE
- condiciones y organización del trabajo
- condición de trabajo
- DERECHO
- Derecho de la Unión Europea
- Derecho del trabajo
- Derecho penal
- derechos y libertades
- Directiva CE
- discriminación religiosa
- fuentes y ramas del Derecho
- igualdad de trato
- interpretación del Derecho
- libertad de expresión
- libertad religiosa
- relaciones laborales y Derecho del trabajo
- TRABAJO Y EMPLEO
- UNIÓN EUROPEA