<strong>2015/25 Does a ban on visible outward signs of religious belief at work constitute direct discrimination? (BE)</strong>

The Belgian Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) has asked the European Court of Justice whether Directive 2000/78 should be interpreted in such a way that a prohibition on wearing a headscarf at work does (not) constitute direct discrimination where the employer’s workplace rules prohibit all employees from wearing outward signs of political, philosophical and religious belief in the workplace.

ECJ 26 February 2015, case C-515/13 (Igneniørforeningen i Danmark – v – Tekniq), Age discrimination

Mr Landin was employed by Enco. At his request, payment of his State retirement pension, which...

<p>ECJ 26 February 2015, case C-515/13&nbsp;(Igneni&oslash;rforeningen i Danmark &ndash; v &ndash; Tekniq), Age discrimination</p>

Mr Landin was employed by Enco. At his request, payment of his State retirement pension, which...

ECJ 5 February 2015, C-317/14 (European Commission – v – Kingdom of Belgium), Nationality discrimination

Belgian law requires candidates applying for a post in the public service to provide evidence...

<strong>ECJ 5 February 2015, C-317/14&nbsp;(European Commission &ndash; v &ndash; Kingdom of Belgium), Nationality discrimination</strong>

Belgian law requires candidates applying for a post in the public service to provide evidence...

ECJ 28 January 2015, case C-417/13 (ÖBB Personenverkehr AG – v – Gotthard Starjakob), Age discrimination

Under the Austrian legislation that applied until 2012, service completed before the age of 18...

<strong>ECJ 28 January 2015, case C-417/13&nbsp;(&Ouml;BB Personenverkehr AG &ndash; v &ndash; Gotthard Starjakob), Age discrimination</strong>

Under the Austrian legislation that applied until 2012, service completed before the age of 18...

ECJ 21 January 2015, C-529/13 (Georg Felber – v – Bundesministerin für Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur), Age discrimination

Mr Felber was a federal civil servant since 1991. Under Austrian law as it stood in the relevant...

ECJ 21 January 2015,&nbsp;C-529/13&nbsp;(Georg Felber &ndash; v &ndash; Bundesministerin f&uuml;r Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur), Age discrimination

Mr Felber was a federal civil servant since 1991. Under Austrian law as it stood in the relevant...

2015/3 Sex discriminatory decision not to rehire does not lead to reinstatement (CZ)

The burden of proof of alleged discrimination in Czech labour law cases is distributed between the parties in compliance with the relevant EU Directives. The plaintiff must first present facts based on which it can be presumed that he or she was subject to discrimination and only then is the defendant required to try to prove that the principle of equal treatment was not breached. In cases where the alleged discrimination was caused by a selection procedure in which another candidate was successful and was offered the job, in order to have a chance of success, the plaintiff must also claim that the selection procedure itself was discriminatory.