Belgium: C.Const. 22 février 2018, Case Nr. 6629

The Constitutional Court confirms the obligation of the public employer to respect the requirement of a pre-dismissal hearing for contract workers (not only for civil servants). This puts an end …

Belgium: C.Const., 1 Feb. 2018, Case Nr. 6542, cour-const.be

Articles 1382 and 1383 of the Civil Code, as interpreted by the Court of Cassation, and article 95 of the Insurance Act of 4 April 2014 are compatible with articles …

France: Cour de Cassation, Chambre Sociale, November 15, 2017, 16-14.281

Procedure explanation: Highest Court in Labor Law Matters. All other courts must follow its ruling. An employee having been terminated on the ground of his age has been discriminated.  Under …

Belgium: C.Trav., 23 Oct. 2017, Case Nr. 2015/AB/934

Failure to provide reasonable accommodation is in itself discrimination only in so far as it can be qualified as a refusal, which presupposes that a request for accommodation has been …

Belgium: Cass., 9 Oct. 2017, S.12.0062.N, applying the CJEU decision

It follows from the European Court of Justice’s decision that the right to compensation of a worker dismissed as a result of non-compliance with an employer’s order or prohibition which …

Belgium: C.Trav. Brux., 20 June 2017, Case Nr. 2015/AB/197

In the context of the operation of a training institute, the fixing of course periods, the existence of annual closing periods, the setting up of schedules and the organization of …

LOI n° 2017-399 du 27 mars 2017 relative au devoir de vigilance des sociétés mères et des entreprises donneuses d’ordre

La loi française sur le devoir de vigilance des entreprises impose l’obligation légale d’identifier et de prévenir les impacts négatifs sur les droits de l’homme et l’environnement résultant de leurs …

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Stigma, violence and HIV vulnerability among transgender persons in sex work in Maharashtra, India

Within India’s marginalized communities, HIV is most prevalent among transgendered persons. This study examines the impact of HIV on transgendered sex workers in Maharashtra. It is found that transgendered persons …

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Belgium: Unia, Socio-economic monitoring – Labor market and origin, Brussels, 2017

Inequalities on the labor market between people of Belgian origin and people of foreign origin are manifest and accentuated according to gender and age. In 2014, the employment rate was …

Belgium: C.Trav. Brux., 8 June 2016, Case Nr. 2014/AB/437

A worker who files a complaint with the police about harassment in the workplace is protected against dismissal. If the complaint is deemed to be directed against the worker’s superior, …

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