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SWE-2005-L-70960
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Title_of_text
Act (No. 476 of 2005) to amend the Equal Opportunities Act (No. 433 of 1991).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sweden
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
2005-06-09
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Amends, i.a., ss. 6 (preventive measures), 15 and 16 (prohibition to discriminate against job seeker or employee), 17 (field of applicability of prohibition of employer to discriminate on the basis of sex), 21 (right of job seeker or employee to get information respecting person chosen for job, promotion etc.), 22 (prohibition to retaliate), 22a, 24, 25 and 27 (duty to investigate and take measures against harassment); adds, i .a., new ss. 1a, 1b, 16a (prohibition of harassment), 16b (prohibition to give instructions to discriminate) and 45a (burden of proof).
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2005-07-01
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1991-05-30 (SWE-1991-L-22404)
Equal Opportunities Act (No. 433 of 1991).
Serial region
Serial title
Svensk författningssamling
Date
2005-06-17
Volume
Vol. 12
Number
No. 476
Page range
pp. 1-4