Germany: Equal opportunities
Updating author: Johanna Reiland, Osborne Clarke, Germany
Original author: Karen Ullmann
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Summary
- Direct and indirect discrimination in employment is prohibited on various grounds. (See General)
- Difference in treatment on the prohibited grounds is permitted in certain circumstances. (See Exemptions)
- There are various legal rules specific to discrimination on each of the prohibited grounds. (See Specific provisions)
- Harassment and sexual harassment are prohibited. (See Harassment and sexual harassment)
- Employees are protected against victimisation by their employer. (See Victimisation)
- Employers may take positive action to abolish existing inequalities concerning one of the prohibited grounds. (See Positive action)
- Employers must compensate employees who have suffered discrimination unless the employer was not responsible. (See Remedies and penalties)
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