The meeting of the Secretaries General considered a draft law aimed at applying the principle of equal treatment to men and women who are self-employed.
It proposes to supplement the Law No. 845/1992 on Entrepreneurship and Enterprises with a new article that would oblige the State to apply the principle of equality in self-employment.
It also proposes to supplement Law No. 5/2006 on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men with a new wording defining discrimination against women.
Discrimination against women is any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality between men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field, including the public and private spheres.
Discrimination against women includes direct, indirect and intersectional forms of discrimination.
In doing so, the employer shall ensure that all employees are informed, including “by posting in prominent places thematic extracts from the content of internal policy documents or any other thematic information on the inadmissibility and prohibition of acts and all other forms of discrimination on the grounds of sex, violence and harassment, including sexual harassment in the workplace, as well as on the procedure for resolving such cases, the rights of employees and the employer’s responsibilities that may arise therefrom”.
The provisions are expected to take effect on January 1, 2027.
