Annex 1: main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Kogovsek Salamon, Neza
• Pages: 98-99

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ANNEX 1: MAIN TRANSPOSITION AND ANTI-DISCRIMIN ATION LEGISLATION

Country: Slovenia

Date: 31 December 2019

Title of the Law: Protection Against Discrimination Act

Abbreviation: PADA

Date of adoption: 21 April 2016

Entry into force: 24 May 2016

Latest relevant amendment: /

Web link: http://www.pisrs.si

Grounds protected: gender, ethnicity, race or ethnic origin, language, religion or b elief,

disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, social

standing, economic situation, education or any other personal characte ristic

Civil law, Administrative law

Material scope: access to employment, self-employment or profession, access to all

levels of career orientation, professional training, advanced training and r etraining,

practical work experience; employment and working conditions, dismissals and pay;

membership of and involvement in an organisation of workers or emplo yers, or other

professional organisation, including the benefits; social prote ction, social security and

healthcare; social advantages; education; Access to and supply of goods and servic es

which are available to the public, including housing

Principal content: Prohibition of direct and direct discrimination, harassment,

victimisation, shift of burden of proof, exceptions, establishment of equ ality body, the

procedure of the equality body, sanctions

Title of the law: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons w ith

Disabilities Act

Abbreviation: VREPDA

Date of adoption: 21 May 2004

Latest relevant amendment: 23 December 2014

Entry into force: 25 June 2004

Web link: http://www.pisrs.si

Grounds covered: disability

Administrative Law, Labour Law

Material scope: Employment

Principal content: Positive action, creation of a specialised body

Title of the law: Act on Equal Opportunities of People with Disabi lities

Abbreviation: AEOPD

Date of adoption: 16 November 2010

Latest relevant amendment: 20 June 2017

Entry into force: 11 December 2010

Web link: http://www.pisrs.si

Grounds covered: disability

Administrative law

Material scope: Employment, education, access to and supply of goods and services

which are available to the public, including housing.

Principal content: Appropriate (reasonable) accommodation

Title of the law: Employment Relationship Act

Abbreviation: ERA

Date of adoption: 5 March 2013

Latest relevant amendment: /

Entry into force: 12 April 2013

Web link: http://www.pisrs.si

Grounds covered: Ethnicity, race or ethnic origin, national and social origin, gender,