Tasks of the Ombud for Equal Treatment

Area of Competences

Equal treatment and equality between women and men in employment and occupation
Equal treatment irrespective of ethnicity, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation in employment and occupation
Equal treatment irrespective of sex or ethnicity in other areas

The Ombud for Equal Treatment has the following tasks:

to provide advice, information and support to persons affected
to obtain comments and information from the employer’s side
to negotiate out-of-court settlement
to initiate proceedings before the Equal Treatment Commission on request of the person discriminated against
to prepare comments and recommendations on specific equal treatment issues
to provide information and to exchange experience in the framework of workshops, lectures, training programmes, panel discussions, etc.

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