ECJ Equal treatment for men and women – Directives 86/457/EEC and 93/16/EEC – Obligation to undertake certain periods of full-time training during part-time training in general medical practice.
The complainant challenged the validity of the two directives laying down conditions for general medical practice across the community, saying that they were a form of indirect sex discrimination, insofar as they required part time trainees to undertake some periods of full time training.
Held: Insofar as such directives conflicted with the fundamental requirement of equal treatment, they were invalid. It was recognised that more women than men would want to train part time.
Citations:
C-25/02, Times 25-Sep-2003, [2003] EUECJ C-25/02
Links:
Statutes:
Council Directive 86/457/EEC, Council Directive 93/16/EEC
Jurisdiction:
European
Discrimination
Updated: 08 June 2022; Ref: scu.186327