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.
More information
- Cases in the Area of Equal Treatment and Equality between Women and Men in Employment and Occupation
- Cases in the Area of Equal Treatment irrespective of Ethnicity, Religion or Belief, Age or Sexual Orientation in Employment and Occupation
- Examples for Equal Treatment irrespective of Sex or Ethnicity in other Areas