Discrimination against women in labour law

Discrimination of women in the labor law This diploma paper deals with the problem of discrimination of women in the labor law while discrimination being one of the biggest phenomenons of modern society. Its main objective is to provide an overview of current legislation, which deals with prohibition of discrimination based on sex in labor law relations. Furthermore it analyzes the current position of women in the labor market and in our society. In the end of the paper there is also a little research based on a question form for men and women employed by the Police of the Czech republic and it questions their experience and opinion on discrimination based on sex at work. The thesis is divided into six main parts. The first part is dedicated to the historical development of the status of women in the society and it shows how was their role changing within different historical periods, explaining some aspects why men and women are not accepted equally. The second part of the thesis explains the main terms such as equality, discrimination (both direct and indirect), harassment and sexual harassment and others, which are important for the whole concept of this thesis and they are used throughout the whole paper. In the next part the thesis analyzes the status of women in the labor law relations in..