of 27 November 2000, establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation
Objectives
The objective of the Directive is to put in place a general framework to ensure equal treatment of individuals in the European Union, regardless of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as regards access to employment or occupation and membership of certain organisations.
Contents
This Directive shall apply to all persons in relation to:
- conditions of access to employed or self-employed activities, including promotion;
- access to all types and to all levels of vocational guidance, vocational training, advanced vocational training and retraining;
- employment and working conditions (including pay and dismissals);
- membership of, and involvement in, an organisation of employers or workers or any other organisation whose members carry on a particular profession.
These principles apply to the public sector and the private sector as well as for paid and unpaid work. The Directive aims to combat both direct discrimination and indirect discrimination.
Read the full text of the consolidated version of the Directive (including corrections for certain languages)
Read the full text of the original Directive (without corrections)
National laws implementing this Directive
Further information on this topic
See also the study "Enforcement of fundamental workers’ rights" requested by the European Parliament in 2012.