AGG (GETA) - Information for Management (Update Available)

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
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Overview/Description
This course deals with the General Equal Treatment Act - GETA (Das Allgemeine Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG) and provides information for management. The General Equal Treatment Act (GETA) entered into force on 18 August 2006 and affects both civil law and employment law. The legislature did not provide for any transition deadlines in the employment law area. This course deals with the employment law consequences of the Act. The aim of this course is to inform executives and human resources managers of the content of the GETA, and to give them specific information so that management can react appropriately to the Act. The implementation of the requirements of the Act can be seen as an opportunity for companies. Please note that this course is not Section 508 (Accessibility) compliant.

Target Audience
Management

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.8

Lesson Objectives

AGG (GETA) - Information for Management (Update Available)

state the purpose of the Act

name six characteristics in respect of which discrimination is not permitted

define the circle of persons affected by the General Equal Treatment Act

identify the employment-law scope of the Act

differentiate between the four different types of discrimination

recognise the scope of discriminatory conduct

recognise to what extent an occupational requirement justifies an exception to the fundamental prohibition of discrimination

define the circumstances in which unequal treatment on grounds of age is permissible

identify the scope and meaning of the prohibition of discrimination

explain the employment-law consequences of a violation of the prohibition of discrimination

identify the rights available in the event of discrimination

describe the pre-requisites for compensation and damages

assess the standard of proof in the GETA

name the risks for a company in the event that there is a violation of the GETA

explain the significance of the lower burden of proof in the GETA for the employer

explain which measures the GETA requires be immediately taken in companies

explain the catalogue of standards that should be applied to companies' job advertisements

identify the corporate areas which have to be checked, and possibly adjusted, on the basis of the GETA

explain to what extent individual corporate guidelines need to be developed or adjusted in view of the GETA

comply with the most important guidelines for checking that recruitment procedures are free of discrimination and organising such procedures

explain how job advertisements should be worded so that they are free of discrimination and apply this knowledge

Course Number:
lchr_01_a42_lc_enus