This webinar invites European labour inspectors and Equality Bodies to discuss and exchange different investigation tools and techniques to combat discrimination in the labour market based on employees’ right to work-life balance.

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Participants of this webinar will:

• Discuss investigation tools to better detect discriminatory practices in the labour market.

• Exchange experiences and good practices in tackling cases of discrimination based on employees’ right to work-life balance.

• Reflect on how to improve cooperation between Equality Bodies and labour inspectors.

• Discuss case studies.
   

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Participants

Equality Bodies’ staff members and labour inspectors dealing with pregnancy, maternity, paternity and parental discrimination, dismissal protection and carer’s leaves in the context of work-life balance.

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Content

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Both European directives and national legislations have set a clear legal framework for discrimination on the ground of gender. Nevertheless, unfair treatment and discriminatory dismissal of pregnant and parent workers, and care takers is still a prevalent reality in many European countries. A major challenge in fighting this kind of discrimination stems from the fact that proving discrimination remains hard; there is commonly a lack of clear and undeniable evidence. Equality Bodies and labour inspectors are both facing these challenges.

In order to build a successful case and mitigate the key problem of the issue of proof, and, more generally, to ensure the application of the principle of equal treatment, it is crucial that Equality Bodies and labour inspectors have effective and adequate tools.

During this webinar, European labour inspectors and Equality Bodies get the opportunity to discuss different tools and techniques to tackle cases of discrimination related to pregnancy, parenthood, and care-taking. They will be able to exchange their experiences with colleagues of other European countries. Labour inspectors and Equality Bodies do not always have the same powers, but they are facing similar challenges in tackling discrimination cases. The answer to some of these challenges may be to combine their forces and expertise, and to foster a mutual collaboration.

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Language of the webinar

English

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