Overall assessment

AuthorNousiainen, Kevat
Pages67-67
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12 Overall assessment
EU law has generally been implemented correctly. However, access to remedies and
legislation on compensation are not de f acto satisfactory, even where there is no
infringement of the formal aspects of EU law. The strongest national gender equality
provisions are those involving positive measure s and an access to social security, both of
which exceed the requirements of EU law.
The following specific transposition problems are mentioned in this r eport:
1. The complicated structure of the prohibitions of discrimination under the Act on
Equality (separate sections: general prohibition and definition of discrimination under
Section 7, and specific prohibitions for different areas of life under other sections)
may make interpretation difficult.
2. Access to justice is not sufficiently facilitated, as victims of discrimination have no
independent right to bring cases to the Non-Discrimin ation and Equality Board. The
only option is the ordinary court, which in most cases involves a considerable
economic risk.
3. The gender pay gap is relatively b ig and prohibition of pay discrimination has not
been an effective tool for reducing the gap.

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