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Anwaltschaft für Gleichbehandlung (Ombud for Equal Treatment)

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Promoter Information:

  • Name: GAW as an independent department of the Federal Chancellery (since 2014)
  • Email: gaw@bka.gv.at
  • Website: https://www.gleichbehandlungsanwaltschaft.gv.at/
  • Abstract:

    Area of Competences: Equal treatment and equality between women and men in employment and occupation Equal treatment irrespective of ethnicity, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation in employment and occupation Equal treatment irrespective of sex or ethnicity in other areas The Ombud for Equal Treatment has the following tasks: to provide advice, information and support to persons affected to obtain comments and information from the employer’s side to negotiate out-of-court settlement to initiate proceedings before the Equal Treatment Commission on request of the person discriminated against to prepare comments and recommendations on specific equal treatment issues to provide information and to exchange experience in the framework of workshops, lectures, training programmes, panel discussions, etc.

    Keywords:

    protection, discrimination, legal action, treatment in the workplace

    Dates:

    Jan. 1, 2014 - None

    Source Specificity:

    Initiative/Practice/Project/Programme/Case Studies

    Website:

    https://www.gleichbehandlungsanwaltschaft.gv.at/

    Power Domains:

    Economic

    Methods Tools:

    Awareness-raising, Self-regulation

    Country:

    AT

    City:

    Viena

    Implementation Scale:

    national

    Language:

    English, German

    Other Links:

    https://equineteurope.org/author/austria_oet/
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