Equal treatment and non-discrimination in employment relations

1 Equal treatment and non-discrimination in employment relations Abstract The thesis deals with the principle of equal treatment and non-discrimination in employment relations. The aim of the author is to introduce the basic concepts related to the issue under the thesis, to present the overview of related legislation, to mention sine key case law, to introduce other projects to promote equal treatment and ban discrimination and to evaluate the current legislation as well as recent changes and expected future developments. The introductory part defines basic concepts such as equality, discrimination (including its forms) and positive action. In the following sections, the legislation in international law and in European Union law is presented, including a closer look at some of the case law that can be identified as very important and that has contributed to the interpretation of the legal rules or to legislative changes. Then the regulation of the issue in the legal system of the Czech Republic is presented, from the constitutional foundations through the most important laws, including the Anti- Discrimination Act and the Labour Code, to other laws that relates to the issue. The understanding of the issue of the thesis is also presented with examples from the case law of Czech courts, which precises the..