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Legal Terms - Equal Treatment Directive
A European Union decision (Council decision 76/207) that forbade *sex-based discrimination in employment, training, participation in professional associations for employers, employees, or members of the workforce, as well as in certain areas of social security.
It functioned in tandem with the Equal Pay Directive (75/117) and other sex equality legislation. In line with case law from the *European Court of Justice, EU Directive 2006/54, on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, combined and modified seven distinct Directives pertaining to sex equality. The Directive addresses the burden of proof in cases of sex discrimination as well as the equal treatment of men and women with regard to: equal pay; access to employment, vocational training, and promotion; working conditions; and occupational social security programs. Equal access to the supply of goods and services, including insurance, for men and women is covered under the Equal Treatment Directive (Council Directive 2004/113).
A European Union decision (Council decision 76/207) that forbade *sex-based discrimination in employment, training, participation in professional associations for employers, employees, or members of the workforce, as well as in certain areas of social security.
It functioned in tandem with the Equal Pay Directive (75/117) and other sex equality legislation. In line with case law from the *European Court of Justice, EU Directive 2006/54, on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, combined and modified seven distinct Directives pertaining to sex equality. The Directive addresses the burden of proof in cases of sex discrimination as well as the equal treatment of men and women with regard to: equal pay; access to employment, vocational training, and promotion; working conditions; and occupational social security programs. Equal access to the supply of goods and services, including insurance, for men and women is covered under the Equal Treatment Directive (Council Directive 2004/113).
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