Дискримінація у сфері зайнятості

By signing the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union, Ukraine accepted the commitment to ratify several EU anti-discrimination directives on equal treatment for men and women concerning access to, and provision of, goods and services; gender equality in balancing professional and family responsibilities; gender-based discrimination, etc. The report (“Analytical research 'Gender discrimination in access to work and services: assessment of the state of implementation of anti-discrimination measures by Ukraine EU Council Directive”) consists of two parts.

The plaintiff was hired as a cashier at a supermarket. Due to her pregnancy, she was hired as a part-time employee (working no more than four hours a day; under Art. 56 of the Labor Code, at the request of a pregnant woman, the employer must allow her a part-time working day or part-time working week), but worked full-time. While at work, she suddenly started experiencing health problems and asked the senior cashier to let her go home. The latter denied her request in a rude manner.