Annex 1: main transposition and anti-discrimination legislation

• Author: Durbáková, Vanda
• Pages: 110-111

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ANNEX 1: MAIN TRANSPOSITION AND ANTI-DISCRIMIN ATION LEGISLATION

Country: Slovakia

Date: 31 December 2019

Title of the law: Act No. 365/2004 on Equal T reatment in Certain Areas and

Protection Against Discrimination (Anti-discrimination Act )

(zákon č. 365/2004 Z. z. o rovnakom zaobchádzaní v niektorých oblastiach a o ochrane

pred diskrimináciou a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (antidiskriminačný zákon))

Date of adoption: 20.05.2004

Latest relevant amendment: 12.11.2015 (No. 378/2015)

Entry into force: 01.07.2004

Web link: https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-

predpisy/SK/ZZ/2004/365/20160102?ucinnost=31.12.2019;

http://www.snslp.sk/CCMS/files/AntidiskriminacnyZakon_ENG-1 .1.2015.pdf; (English

version)

Grounds covered: sexĽ religion or beliefĽ raceĽ affiliation with a nationality (národnos) or

an ethnic group, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status and family status, colour

of skin, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property,

lineage/gender or other status, or the reason of reporting criminality or other anti-social

activity, contained in Section 2(1) of the Anti-discrimination Act (as well as some other

grounds contained in some other a cts, mainly trade union involvement and unfavourable

state of health, contained, for example, in the Labour Code)

Civil/administrative/criminal law: civil and to some extent als o administrative

Material scope: employment and occupation, s ocial security, social advantages,

healthcare, provision of goods and services including housing and education

Principal content: the basic act transposing the directives

Title of the law: Labour Code No. 311/2001

(zákon č. 311/2001 Z. z. Zákonník práce)

Date of adoption: 02.07.2001

Latest relevant amendment: 18.10.2019 (No. 380/20 19)

Entry into force: 01.04.2002

Web link: https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-

predpisy/SK/ZZ/2001/311/20200101?ucinnost=31.12.2019;

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/61871/60966/ F-

506442866/SVK61871.pdf (English version)

Grounds covered: sexĽ religion or beliefĽ raceĽ affiliation with nationality (národnos) or

an ethnic group, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status and family status,

colour of skin, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property,

lineage/gender or other status, or the reason of reporting criminality or other anti -social

activity, contained in Section 2(1) of the Anti-discrimination Act as well as trade union

involvement, unfavourable state of health and genetic features

Civil/administrative/criminal law: civil

Material scope: employment

Principal content: labour relations in private employment and in parts of public

employment

Title of the law: Act No. 245/2008 on Education (Schools Act) (zákon č.

245/2008 Z. z. o výchove a vzdelávaní (školský zákon) a o zmene a doplnení niektorých

zákonov)

Abbreviation:

Date of adoption: 22.05.2008

Latest relevant amendment: 27.06.2019 (No. 209/2019)

Entry into force: 01.09.2008

Web link https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-

predpisy/SK/ZZ/2008/245/20200101?ucinnost=31.12.2019