Article 11 Equality in employment

Ireland's far reaching equality legislation included the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000.

In addition to the Employment Equality Act and the Equal Status Act he had just mentioned, equality was promoted by an Equality Authority.

The Measure had also supported equality proofing by the Equality Authority of employment policies and organizations, and research on women returning to employment and training and on women entrepreneurs.

Moreover, in the context of the above programme, the Research Centre for Gender Equality, in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection, the General Secretariat for Gender Equality and the Employment Inspectorate, has organized seminars for employment inspectors in Athens and Thessaloniki, concerning

Today, ideas about full employment and equality remain at the heart of social democracy.

Equality in recruitment and employment practices All public sector agencies have established practices, procedures, and recruitment rules with regard to employment including that of women.

The Department of Education and Science Gender Equality Unit focused on the education sector, while the Ministry of Finance Gender Equality Unit oversaw the implementation of equality policies in the employment of civil servants.

The National Action Plan for Employment constitutes the main tool for planning and implementing employment policies. One of the guidelines of the National Action Plan is gender equality.

Directive on disposal of construction materials (Council Directive 91 689 EEC (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p.20))

Reaffirms the commitment to employment policies that promote full and productive employment and decent work for all under conditions of equity, equality, security and dignity, and also reaffirms that employment creation should be incorporated into macroeconomic policies

Social sustainability evaluation criteria include such areas as employment (quality, including quality of employment and compliance with labour standards), equality and access to essential services such as energy services.

9. Reaffirms the commitment to employment policies that promote full and productive employment and decent work for all under conditions of equity, equality, security and dignity, and also reaffirms that employment creation should be incorporated into macroeconomic policies

16. Also reaffirms the commitment to employment policies that promote full and productive employment and decent work for all under conditions of equity, equality, security and dignity, and further reaffirms that employment creation should be incorporated into macroeconomic policies

The publication of some additional information is encouraged, for example, in the EU public procurement directive (the EU directive ).

The EU has begun applying Aarhus type principles in its legislation, notably the Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000 60 EC).

Matters relating to equality of opportunity in education and employment and fuller participation of women in all spheres of national life.

In addition, the Research Centre on Equality Matters offered victims psychological and legal support and employment advice in five major towns.

In two of those areas, employment and participation in decision making, women's de facto equality with men was far from being achieved.

The EU Public Procurement Directive, article 38 (6).

Article 54(7) of Directive 2004 18 EC.

An example is the installation of the Tripartite Commission for Equality of Opportunity for Gender and Race at Work and the Program for Institutional Strengthening for Gender and Racial Equality, Eradication of Poverty and Generation of Employment.

(c) The Delhi Group welcomed the development of a framework at the international level including informal employment as an indicator with respect to monitoring progress relating to Millennium Development Goal 3 encompassing equality and employment of women

It follows, then, that the right to equality could be violated even where another legal right to, say, housing or employment does not exist.

See, e.g., the EU Public Procurement Directive, annex VIII.

The directive did not require the imposition of penalties.

Following the enactment of the Equality Act 2004, he had sought legal advice with regard to the reservation on article 11, paragraph 1, which was being maintained because of very limited exclusions in the Employment Equality Act 1998.

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There were chapters in the National Action Plan for Employment, for instance, dealing with male female employment, integration trends, improvement and support of family networks and use of the European Social Fund to achieve equality between men and women.

Consider, for example, the European Commission s so called services directive.

See article 54(3) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

E.g., under article 43 of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

See article 54(8) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

Directive on the demolition of buildings, structures and installations containing asbestos and the removal of asbestos or materials containing asbestos therefrom (Council Directive 87 217 EEC (OJ L 85, 28.3.1987, p.40), as amended by Council Directive 91 692 EEC (OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p.48))

(a) Identification, definition and development of a core set of indicators on informal sector and informal employment in line with the importance placed on informal employment by the Task Force on Education and Gender Equality of the United Nations Millennium Project

This programme will be implemented by the Greek Manpower Employment Organization during the period 2004 2006, and, for this reason, a fruitful co operation between the General Secretariat for Gender Equality and the Greek Manpower Employment Organization has already taken place.

Ms. Patten said that in spite of the progress that had been noted in some areas of employment gross inequalities persisted. Was there a clear national policy for the promotion of equality of opportunity and treatment in regard to employment?

A framework committee was developing guidelines on employment equality policies, recruitment and equal status, based mainly on best practices, and disseminating them to employers and organizations.

See, e.g., article 54(4) of EU Directive 2004 18 EC.

We also encourage full gender equality, which will eliminate stereotypes of the image of women in order to allow egalitarian access to education and employment for women.

This programme was co financed by the Directorate General of Employment and Social Affairs of the European Commission (80 ) and the General Secretariat for Gender Equality (20 ).

Principle of equality of treatment in respect of remuneration and other conditions of work and terms of employment social security and right to receive urgent medical care.

The Committee recommends that, in addition to the establishment of a Council on Gender Equality in Serbia and of an Office for Gender Equality in Montenegro, the State party expedite the adoption of a law on gender equality with a view to ensuring greater access for women to positions of responsibility in the Government and public employment sectors.

The new law on equality of treatment in employment was comprehensive in its goal to eliminate discrimination, prohibiting discrimination based on religion, belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.