Equal Treatment Directive 2006/54/EC

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Directive 2006/54/EC
European Union directive

Title	Directive on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation
Made by	European Parliament and Council
Made under	Art. 13 TEC
Journal reference	L204
Current legislation

Equal Treatment Directive 2006 (2006/54/EC^[1]) is a directive in European Union law, which implements the principle of equal treatment between men and women in EU labour law.

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Background

Since the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force in 1999, new EU Directives, which require member states to enact legislation with specified characteristics, 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.

v t e Direct discrimination cases
Equality Act 2010 ss 13 and 136
Stefanko v Doherty and Maritime Hotel Ltd [2019] IRLR 322
Horsey v Dyfed County Council [1982] ICR 755
R (EOC) v Birmingham City Council [1989] AC 1155
James v Eastleigh BC [1990] UKHL 6
Webb v EMO Air Cargo (UK) Ltd (No 2) [1995] UKHL 13
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
Shamoon v Royal Ulster Constabulary [2003] UKHL 11
Roma Rights Centre v Prague Immigration [2004] UKHL 55
Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [2012] UKSC 15
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

v t e Indirect discrimination cases
Equality Act 2010 ss 14 and 19
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
Rutherford v SS for Trade and Industry [2006] UKHL 19
Redfearn v Serco Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 659
Eweida v United Kingdom [2010] EWCA Civ 80
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
Bilka-Kaufhaus GmbH v Weber von Hartz (1986) C-170/84
Rinner-Kühn v FWW Gebäudereinigung KG (1989) C-171/88
Kutz-Bauer v Hansestadt Hamburg (2003) C-187/00
Allonby v Accrington & Rossendale College (2004) C-256/01
Seldon v Clarkson Wright & Jakes [2012] UKSC 16
EA 2010 s 14
Ministry of Defence v DeBique [2010] IRLR 471
see UK labour and equality law

v t e Sources on justifying discrimination
Equality Act 2010 Sch 9
Etam plc v Rowan [1989] IRLR 150
Johnston v Royal Ulster Constabulary (1986) C-222/84
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
Equality Act 2010 s 19(2)(d)
Bilka-Kaufhaus GmbH v Weber von Hartz (1984) C-170/84
Kontofunktionaerernes Forbund v Danfoss (1989) C-109/88
Rinner-Kühn v FWW Gebäudereinigung KG (1989) C-171/88
Nimz v Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (1991) C-184/89
Kutz-Bauer v Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (2003) C-187/00
Allonby v Accrington & Rossendale College (2004) C-256/01
see UK labour law

References

↑ Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), vol. 204, 2006

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Equal Treatment Directive 2006/54/EC

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Background

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