Translation of "embauche non discriminatoire " (French → English) :

Consequently, a defendant employer cannot deny the existence of facts from which it may be presumed that it has a discriminatory recruitment policy by asserting that the statements indicative of a homophobic recruitment policy come from a person who, while claiming to play an important role in the management of that employer and appearing to do so, is not legally capable of binding it in recruitment matters.

Homophobic statements by the ‘patron’ of a professional football club may shift the burden of proof on to the club to prove that it does not have a discriminatory recruitment policy

41. Calls for a thorough reform of career management for senior employees, who are currently penalised from the age of 50 by discrimination on recruitment, inadequate access to training, particularly in new technology, the absence of recognition of acquired experience and the rarity of professional advancement; recalls that age bars in relation to skills training are discriminatory and calls on Member States to highlight this to employers and training providers; to that end, calls for the effective transposition and implementation of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment i ...[+++]n employment and occupation , which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in training and employment, as soon as possible; considers that beyond the question of access to skills, older workers often need help in the more personal areas related to work such as interview technique, confidence building and curriculum vitae writing, calls on Member States to consider specific employment advice for older workers and to set up more government programmes aimed at employing senior citizens; calls upon the Commission to monitor and take action against Member States in which legislation continues to discriminate on the basis of age or disability;

42. Calls for a thorough reform of career management for senior employees, who are currently penalised from the age of 50 by discrimination on recruitment, inadequate access to training, particularly in new technology, the absence of recognition of acquired experience and the rarity of professional advancement; recalls that age bars in relation to skills training are discriminatory and calls on Member States to highlight this to employers and training providers; to that end, calls for the effective transposition and implementation of Directive 2000/78/EC as soon as possib ...[+++]le which outlaws discrimination on the basis of age in training and employment; considers that beyond the question of access to skills, older workers often need help in the more personal areas related to work such as interview technique, confidence building and CV writing, calls on Member States to consider specific employment advice for older workers and to set up more government programmes aimed at employing senior citizens; calls upon the Commission to monitor and to take action vis-à-vis Member States whose legislation continues to discriminate on the basis of age or disability;

In addition, particular attention will be paid to the implementation of schemes for identifying discriminatory recruitment procedures and promoting a non-discriminatory recruitment policy.

Included are legal measures (Denmark Equal Treatment Act, Germany Arbeitsförderungsrecht, France tightening of existing measures for fighting discriminatory hiring and training practices, Ireland Employment Equality (1998) and Equal Status Legislation (1999), and Sweden equal opportunity law) and action to improve women's qualifications through training.