Tags: employment
European Parliament calls for further protection LGBTI people at work
In a report on the implementation of the EU’s Employment Equality Directive, the European parliament has called for further measures to improve the protection of LGBTI people at the work floor, and beyond. The Directive, which was adopted in 2001, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 19th, 2016
MEPs welcome Ukraine’s new LGBT anti-discrimination clause
Today, the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), voted to include provisions in the Labour Code which outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity at the workplace. Other grounds, such as race, ethnicity, ability, social or foreign origin, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 12th, 2015
Parliament demands action for equal treatment trans people at the workplace
Last Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a report urging the Commission and Member States to outlaw discrimination against transgender people in employment and work towards full integration of trans people at the work floor. The demands were made in a …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 12th, 2015
Court of Justice: EU law does not guarantee maternity leave for mothers using surrogacy
Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that women who become mothers via surrogacy do not have an automatic right to maternity leave under EU law. However, the court stressed that Member States are free to provide …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on March 19th, 2014
EU Court of Justice: Same-sex partners must have same work benefits as married couples
Last Thursday the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that an employee entering a same-sex civil partnership should receive the same benefits as an employee entering a marriage, in the absence of same-sex marriage.
Tags: Court of Justice of the European Union employment non-discriminationPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on December 16th, 2013
Major EU fund for employment and social inclusion will combat discrimination
Today, the European Parliament adopted a regulation defining the priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) for the period 2014-2020. For the first time, the Fund will contribute to combating discrimination based on sex—including discrimination against transsexual persons—and sexual orientation. …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 20th, 2013
European Parliament Committee rejects report on discrimination at work
The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has just rejected a draft report on discrimination at work, judging it was imbalanced and weakly worded.
Tags: anti-discrimination employmentPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on September 26th, 2013
EU Court of Justice: Preliminary ruling on homophobic statement by Romanian football club owner
Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling on the responsibility of employers in the case of homophobic or discriminatory statements. George Becali, a former Romanian MEP notorious for his homophobic statements and currently owner of …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 26th, 2013
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights