Discrimination in Employment Relationships Protected Grounds

DragoÈ™ Lucian Radulescu ()
Additional contact information
DragoÈ™ Lucian Radulescu: Petroleum Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania

RAIS Conference Proceedings 2022-2026 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies

Abstract: The concept of discrimination in employment relationships is based on the application of unequal treatment among employees of the same employer in situations where they are in comparable circumstances, or on the application of identical treatment to individuals who are in different situations. The regulation of discriminatory conduct is founded on the recognition of certain protected criteria. These criteria were first established in European secondary law through a series of EU directives, which were subsequently transposed into the national legislation of the Member States. Non-discrimination rules aim not only to limit unjustified differences in treatment, but also to protect specific characteristics such as race, nationality, religious belief, and other comparable grounds. In such cases, the employee may invoke a presumption of discrimination. Even conduct that appears neutral may constitute discrimination if it produces the effect of restricting or preventing the exercise of legally recognized rights. In this context, the prohibition of discrimination is grounded in the protection of fundamental rights and entails banning any distinctions, exclusions, restrictions, or preferences applied by employers to employees who are in comparable situations. This article examines the concept of discrimination in employment relationships, the protected criteria, as well as the classification and development of European and national regulations concerning discrimination.

Keywords: Discrimination; Protected Grounds; European Law; National Law; Case Law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 9 pages
Date: 2026-03
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-mid
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in Proceedings of the 43rd International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities, March 12-13, 2026, pages 207-215

Downloads: (external link)
https://rais.education/wp-content/uploads/0647.pdf Full text (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:smo:raiswp:0647

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in RAIS Conference Proceedings 2022-2026 from Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Eduard David ().