| Foreword |
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| Notice to the reader |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Table of legislation etc |
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| Table of cases |
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| COMMENTARY ON EQUALITY LAW |
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3 | (8) |
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3 | (2) |
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1.1.1 Introduction to national legal system |
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3 | (1) |
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1.1.2 Economic and social context |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (6) |
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1.2.1 International standards |
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5 | (2) |
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1.2.1.2 Treaties on special questions |
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1.2.2 European Community law |
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1.2.2.1 Direct effect of Community law |
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1.2.2.2 Retrospective implementation |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (3) |
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1.2.4.1 Prior legislation |
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9 | (1) |
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1.2.4.2 Present legislation |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (14) |
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2.1 Equality and discrimination |
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11 | (1) |
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2.2 Direct discrimination |
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12 | (13) |
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12 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Extended definition |
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14 | (3) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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2.2.2.4 Sexual harassment |
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15 | (1) |
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2.2.2.5 Physical attributes |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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2.3 Indirect discrimination |
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17 | (5) |
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17 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Disproportionate impact |
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21 | (1) |
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2.3.4 Objective justification |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (3) |
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25 | (10) |
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25 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Independent contractors |
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26 | (1) |
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26 | (1) |
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3.3.6 Non-employed population |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (1) |
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3.5 Definition of remuneration |
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3.5.1 Article 119 of the EEC Treaty |
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27 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Contributions by employer |
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3.5.4 Contributions by employee |
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27 | (1) |
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3.5.5 Post-contribution benefits |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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3.5.7 Collective agreements |
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28 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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3.6.2 Contemporaneous employment |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.6.4 Different establishment |
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29 | (1) |
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3.6.5 Cross-industry comparisons |
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29 | (1) |
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3.7 Woman does same work as man |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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3.8.2.1/2 Factors/Weighting |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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3.9 Legitimate reason for pay differential |
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31 | (4) |
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3.9.1 Material difference |
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32 | (1) |
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3.9.2 Economic benefits/Market forces |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (18) |
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35 | (1) |
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35 | (4) |
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35 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Sex as a determining factor |
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35 | (4) |
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36 | (1) |
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4.2.2.2 Genuine occupational qualification |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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4.2.2.6 Decency and privacy |
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38 | (1) |
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4.2.2.7 Single-sex establishments |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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39 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Independent contractors |
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40 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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4.4.6 Non-employed population |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (4) |
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4.7.1 Recruitment methods |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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4.7.5 Selection arrangements |
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44 | (1) |
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4.7.6 Terms on which a job is offered |
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45 | (1) |
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4.7.7 Refusal or deliberate omission to offer a job |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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4.8.2 Education and training |
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47 | (1) |
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4.8.3 Access to benefits, facilities, services, promotion |
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47 | (1) |
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4.9 Exclusion, dismissal or other detriment |
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47 | (2) |
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4.10 Instructions to discriminate |
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49 | (1) |
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4.11 Pressure to discriminate |
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49 | (1) |
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4.12 Discrimination by an employee or a trade union |
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49 | (1) |
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4.13 Discriminatory practices |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (4) |
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4.14.1 Protective legislation |
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49 | (2) |
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4.14.1.1 Pregnancy and maternity |
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49 | (1) |
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4.14.1.2 Parental leave and similar measures |
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50 | (1) |
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4.14.1.3 Difficult or unpleasant working conditions |
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50 | (1) |
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4.14.1.4 Health and safety |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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4.14.2.4 Constitutional or legal problems |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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5.1 Definition of social security |
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53 | (8) |
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5.1.1 Statutory social security |
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53 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Occupational social security |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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5.1.4.1 Working population |
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54 | (1) |
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5.1.4.2 Public or private sector |
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54 | (1) |
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5.1.4.3 Employees or self-employed persons |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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5.2 Social security directives and other legislation |
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57 | (1) |
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5.2.1 Article 119 of the EEC Treaty |
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57 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Directive 75/117/EEC |
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58 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Directive 76/207/EEC |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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5.2.5 Directive 86/378/EEC |
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58 | (1) |
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5.2.6 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Sex as a determining factor |
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59 | (1) |
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5.4.3 Pregnancy and maternity |
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59 | (1) |
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5.4.4 Survivors' benefits |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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6. ENFORCEMENT OF THE PRINCIPLE |
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61 | (1) |
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6.1 Court or tribunal procedure |
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61 | (14) |
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6.1.1 Acquiring the evidence |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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6.1.1.2 Obligation to furnish all relevant evidence |
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61 | (1) |
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6.1.1.3 Annual information to works councils |
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61 | (1) |
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6.1.1.4 Information to trade unions for bargaining |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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6.1.5.2 Termination of discriminatory conduct |
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64 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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6.1.5.6 Positive enforceable order |
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65 | (1) |
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6.1.5.7 Positive action plan |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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6.1.7 Exclusion of judicial redress |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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6.2.1 Special court or tribunal |
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67 | (2) |
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68 | (1) |
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6.2.1.2 Arbitration court |
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68 | (1) |
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6.2.1.3 Equal opportunities agency |
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68 | (1) |
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6.2.1.4 Regionaal Directeur voor de Arbeidsvoorziening (Regional Labour Exchange Director) |
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69 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Specialized training for judges |
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69 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Specialization within the system |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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6.3.1.1 Labour inspectorate |
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69 | (1) |
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6.3.1.2 Equal opportunities agency |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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6.4 Collective agreements |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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6.4.5 Contract compliance |
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| SOURCES OF EQUALITY LAW |
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7.1 Constitutional provisions on equality |
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7.2 List of national Acts ratifying international treaties in matters of equality |
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7.3 National texts containing general provisions on equality: Acts |
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7.3.1 Collective Agreements Act, art. 1(3) |
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76 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Collective Agreements (Pronouncement of Binding and Non-binding Provisions) Act, art. 2(5) |
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7.3.3 Penal Code, art. 429 quater |
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77 | (1) |
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7.3.4 Works Council Act, art. 28(3) |
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7.3.5 Civil Code, arts 3:305a, 1639h(2) and (4) |
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7.3.6 General Equal Treatment Act, arts 8, 11-22 and 35 |
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78 | (4) |
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7.4 National texts implementing EC Directives: equal pay |
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7.4.1 Equal Treatment Act, arts 7-12 |
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82 | (2) |
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7.5 National texts implementing EC Directives: equal treatment |
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7.5.1 Civil Code, art. 1637ij |
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84 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Equal Treatment Act, arts 1-6, 21 and 23-24 |
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85 | (4) |
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7.5.3 Regulation on occupations for which a person's sex may constitute a determining factor |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (1) |
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8.1 Decisions on equality in general |
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91 | (38) |
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91 | (5) |
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96 | (1) |
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8.2 Decisions on equality in pay |
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97 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (2) |
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8.3 Decisions on equal treatment |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (4) |
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108 | (7) |
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115 | (7) |
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8.4 Decisions on equality in social security |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (3) |
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129 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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131 | (2) |
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