Luxembourg Taken To Task Over Employment Laws
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday ruled that Luxembourg had breached
EU law by failing to transpose a European Directive on equal treatment for men
and women in employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions. The deadline for EU Member States to transpose this Directive was October 5th,
2005. Commenting on the ECJ ruling, European Employment, Social Affairs and Equal
Opportunities Commissioner, Vladimír Špidla, announced that: "This Directive was agreed unanimously by the Member States and adopted
in 2002. So far, the Government of Luxembourg has not notified us of their compliance
with the Directive. I urge Luxembourg to move quickly to meet their obligations
in this area to ensure equal treatment for men and women." The Commission launched an infringement procedure on the basis of Article 226
of the EC Treaty. A letter of formal notice was issued by the Commission for
non-communication of national transposing measures on May 12th 2005, and a reasoned
opinion was sent to the Luxembourg authorities on July 4th, 2006. The 'Equal Treatment Directive' prohibits direct and indirect discrimination
in a wide range of areas, including employment, vocational training and education
on the basis of gender. Moreover, it clarifies the definition of harassment. .
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