| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Directive on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation |
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| Made by | European Parliament and Council |
| Made under | Art. 13 TEC |
| Journal reference | L204 |
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Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (2006/54/EC) is a legal act of European Union law, which implements the principle of equal treatment between men and women in EU labour law.
Since the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force in 1999, new EU laws, or Directives, have been enacted in the area of anti-discrimination. The Equal Treatment Directive 2006/54/EC is a consolidation of previous Directives in this area, notably, the Directive 76/207/EEC, which was amended by Directive 2002/73/EC.
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Direct discrimination cases
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Horsey v Dyfed County Council [1982] ICR 755 | |
R (EOC) v Birmingham City Council [1989] AC 1155 | |
James v Eastleigh BC [1990] UKHL 6 | |
Smith v Safeway plc [1996] ICR 868 | |
Grant v South-West Trains Ltd [1998] ICR 449 (C-249/96) | |
Chief Constable of Yorkshire Police v Khan [2001] UKHL 48 | |
Coleman v Attridge Law (2008) C-303/06 | |
English v Sanderson Blinds Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 1421 | |
Grainger plc v Nicholson [2010] IRLR 4 (EAT) | |
see UK labour and equality law |
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Indirect discrimination cases
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Griggs v Duke Power Co, 401 US 424 (1971) | |
Kücükdeveci v Swedex GmbH & Co KG (2010) C-555/07 | |
Mandla v Dowell-Lee [1982] UKHL 7 | |
Redfearn v Serco Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 659 | |
Ladele v London Borough of Islington [2009] EWCA Civ 1357 | |
Hampson v Dept of Education and Science [1989] ICR 179 | |
London Underground Ltd v Edwards (No 2) [1997] IRLR 157 | |
Jones v University of Manchester [1993] ICR 474 | |
EA 2010 s 14 | |
Ministry of Defence v DeBique [2010] IRLR 471 | |
see UK labour and equality law |
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Sources on justifying discrimination
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Etam plc v Rowan [1989] IRLR 150 | |
R (Amicus) v SS for Trade and Industry [2004] EWHC 860 | |
Sirdar v The Army Board (1999) C-273/97 | |
Kreil v Germany (2000) C-285/98 | |
Lambeth LBC v Commission for Racial Equality [1990] ICR 768 | |
Tottenham Green Nursery v Marshall (No 2) [1991] ICR 320 | |
see UK labour law |
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