Indicator in all countries

Is there provision within anti-discrimination legislation/practice forfinancial compensation/restitution of rights and are these applied in practice?

• Austria

  Yes. The Equal Treatment Act foresees compensation for material as well as for immaterial damages. Restitution of rights is only foreseen for cases of discrimination in access to vocational training and provision of social benefits in firms.

   

• Bulgaria

  Yes.

• Cyprus

  Yes, there are provisions in the legislation. No, they are not applied in practice.

• Denmark

  Yes.

• Finland

  Yes, there is a provison on compensation in the Non-Discrimination Act.

• France

  Yes

• Germany

  Yes.

• Greece

  No

• Hungary

  yes

• Ireland

  A person guilty of an offence the Prohibition of Incitement of Hatred act 1989 shall be liable (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, or (b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both

• Italy

  Yes.

• Poland

  Yes.

• Portugal

  Yes, there is provision within anti-discrimination legislation for financial compensation of rights.

• Romania

  YES, but in general, civil compensations ordered by the courts are modest.

• Slovenia

  Yes, in the Act Implementing the principle of Equal Treatment Act and in the Employment Relationship Act there are provisions for financial compensation and for restitution of rights in cases of discrimination. These are applied in practice, although case law in anti-discrimination and torts is scarce.

• Spain

  Yes.

• Sweden

  Yes.