KNOWLEDGE OF ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LEGISLATION AND READINESS TO SEEK ANTI-DISCRIMINATION PROTECTION OF RESPONDENTS EMPLOYED IN THE SYSTEM OF SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

The intention of the paper is to achieve two goals: to point out the seriousness of the consequences of age discrimination in employment and the importance of knowledge of law, and to check the situation in the science and higher education system of the Republic of Croatia when it comes to knowledge of anti-discrimination legislation to seek protection against age discrimination. In view of the above, the paper is divided into two parts, the general part, the theoretical part and the special part. The theoretical part is focused on definition and analysis of discrimination and age discrimination, statistical indicators of discrimination and age discrimination in the Republic of Croatia, the importance of knowledge of the law and the procedure for protection against discrimination before Croatian courts. Special attention in the theoretical part of the paper is paid to the analysis of the case law of the Court of Justice of the EU regarding age discrimination. A special part of the paper is focused on the presentation and analysis of data obtained through empirical research.  Keywords: age discrimination, protection against discrimination, system of science and higher education of the Republic of Croati