General Legal framework on discrimination: I) On April 2001 Article 1 of the Mexican Federal Constitution was amended and currently its third paragraph recognises the individual guarantee against discrimination. This article declares that in Mexico rights shall not be limited based on discrimination because of ethnic origin or nationality, gender, age, different abilities, social condition,…
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literally the Council Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation. In particular, two types of age discrimination are recognised: a) the direct discrimination that can take place when one person is treated less favourably than another is, has been or would be treated in a comparable situation and b)…
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Sagardoy Abogados www.sagardoy.com Overview Under Spanish law, there is a general principle of equality, which forbids all forms of discrimination. According to Article 14 of the Spanish Constitution, Spaniards are equal before the Law and may not be subjected to any discrimination by reason of birth, race, sex, religion, opinion or any other personal or…
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Ireland was one of the first EU Member States to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of age. The primary source of legislation in Ireland on the subject of age discrimination is the Employment Equality Act 1998 as amended by the Equality Act 2004 (”the Acts”). The Equality Act 2004 Act was implemented to comply with…
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Lenz & Staehelin www.lenzstaehelin.com Overview There is no age discrimination law in Switzerland, neither on national nor on cantonal or local level. No particular age discrimination legislation is expected to enter into force in the near future. There is a limited protection against age discrimination based on existing legislation (Swiss Code of Obligations, “CO”). According…
