equal treatment [ equal opportunity | equal rights | mainstreaming | positive discrimination | principle of equality | principle of non-discrimination | unequal treatment ]

principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation

equal employment opportunity | equal opportunities in employment | EEO [Abbr.]

Steering Committee for Equal Opportunities in Broadcasting

Equal Opportunities Officer

Monitoring Panel on the Evaluation of Equal Employment Opportunity Programmes and Policies [ Panel on the Evaluation of Equal Employment Opportunity Programmes and Policies ]

balance of education opportunities

Officer for Equal Opportunities

principle of legal certainty [ certainty of law | legal certainty | legal security | principle of equality and legal certainty ]

Ever since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, equal treatment in the field of social policy has appeared in two articles: what are now Article 153(1)(i) and Article 157(3) TFEU, which mention, respectively, "equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work" and "the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, including the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value": Although those articles are similar in content, it is generally considered that Article 157 ...[+++]deals with the question of equality specifically and more fully - from the question of equal pay (paras 1 and 2) to the legality of positive actions in favour of the underrepresented sex with a view to "ensuring full equality" (para. 4). For its part, Article 153 establishes a catalogue of fields in which the Union has competence to act.

The principle finds expression in the field of social policy in Articles 153(1)(i) (“equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work”) and 157, in particular paragraph 3 (adoption of measures to “ensure the application of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation, including the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value”).

There are already a number of existing legal instruments for the implementation of the principle of equal treatment which cover self-employment activities, in particular Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security (5) and Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of em ...[+++]ployment and occupation (6).

3. Welcomes the Commission Communication on the application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (COM(2006)0643)), which seeks to establish a framework to combat discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin in order to ensure that the principle of equality before the law, equal opportunities and equal treatment is consolidated in the Member States, whilst fully complying with the principle of subsidiarity and respecting the various national traditions and procedures; while appreciating the overview of the implementation of the Dir ...[+++]ective contained in the Commission Communication, notes that it would also have been useful to have been provided with a detailed description of the way in which the provisions of Directive 2000/43/EC have been incorporated into national law, as specified in the Directive itself; further notes that the Commission undertook not only to collect detailed information, but also to report on it to Parliament and the Council and that Parliament, in its resolution of 14 June 2006 on non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all – a framework strategy , asked the Commission to 'examine as a matter of urgency the quality and content of the laws implementing the anti-discrimination directives';