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Our work

  • Duties of the Ombudsman
  • Monitoring the Equality Act
  • Legislation
    • The Equality Act in a nutshell
    • Prohibition of discrimination in other legislation
    • EU legislation
    • International agreements
  • Statistics
  • International activity
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Publications

  • Report 2022 to Parliament by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Report 2022 to Parliament by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Ombudsman for Equality's Report to Parliament 2018 (PDF)
    Ombudsman for Equality's Report to Parliament 2018 (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2023 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2023 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2022 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2022 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2021 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2021 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2020 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2020 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2018 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2018 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annul Report 2016 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annul Report 2016 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2015 of the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2015 of the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2014 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2014 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2013 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual Report 2013 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual report 2011 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual report 2011 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
  • Annual report 2010 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
    Annual report 2010 by the Ombudsman for Equality (PDF)
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  • Our work
    • Duties of the Ombudsman
    • Monitoring the Equality Act
    • Legislation
      • The Equality Act in a nutshell
      • Prohibition of discrimination in other legislation
      • EU legislation
      • International agreements
    • Statistics
    • International activity
    • Publications
    • Contact information
  • Do you suspect discrimination?
    • What is considered as discrimination?
      • Forms of discrimination prohibited by the Equality Act
      • Countermeasures
      • Other legal relationships which are equivalent to employment relationships
      • General prohibition of discrimination
      • Discrimination not based on gender
    • Legal protection instruments
      • Providing an account to a person suspecting discrimination
      • Compensation and how to demand it
      • The National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal
      • Individual complaints under UN convention
    • Pregnancy and family leaves
      • Typical situations of discrimination
      • Employee's rights
      • The employer's obligations
    • Pay discrimination
      • Carrying out pay comparisons
      • Acceptable reasons for pay differencies
      • Pregnancy, parental leave and pay
    • Recruitment and selection of employees
      • Burden of proof and presumption of discrimination
      • Comparison of merits
      • What does suitability and aptitude mean?
      • Appeal against the decision regarding the appointment of an official
      • Discriminatory job advertisements
    • Sexual harassment and gender-based harassment
      • Harassment in the workplace
      • Sexual harassment and gender-based harassment at educational institutions
      • Harassment in other settings
    • Supervisory powers and work conditions
    • Dismissals and lay-offs
    • Discrimination in schools and educational institutions
      • Student selections
      • Pregnancy and retaining the right to study
      • Discriminatory advertisements for places of study
      • Written account
    • Gender identity and gender expression
      • The Equality Act and gender diversity
      • Gender minorities in the work of the Ombudsman for Equality
      • New work and study certificates
      • Preventing discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression
    • Pricing and the availability of services
      • Standard rulings by the Ombudsman for Equality
    • Discrimination in sports
    • Discrimination and military service
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Contacting the Ombudsman for Equality
  • Promoting gender equality
    • Promoting equality in the workplace
    • Equality planning at workplaces
      • Drafting an equality plan
      • Assessment of the gender equality situation in the workplace
      • Pay surveys
        • The pay survey covers all employees
        • Analysing pay and remuneration systems
        • Pay comparisons and the classifications/groupings used
        • Small groups of employees and groups consisting only of women or of men
        • Assessing the reasons for differences in pay and deciding on measures
        • Created in cooperation – the employer is responsible
      • Measures and review of the implementation
      • Information about the equality plan
      • Consequences for neglecting equality planning
    • Quotas and the equality rule
      • Applying the quota principle
      • Applying the equality rule
      • For the authority preparing the composition of a government body
      • The minimum numbers in government bodies of various sizes
    • Promoting equality in schools and educational institutions
      • The educational institution's equality plan
        • The aims of equality planning
        • Cooperation with the staff and the students
        • Questions that require special attention
        • Sexual harassment and gender-based harassment at educational institutions
        • Assessing the equality conditions in the educational institution
        • Agreeing on clear measures
        • Drafting an equality plan
        • Information and commitment to the equality work
        • Assessment and follow-up
        • Consequences for neglecting equality planning
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