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Act (No. 206 of 1995) to amend the Act (No. 609 of 1986) respecting equality between women and men.

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First Region

Finland
Conditions of work; Education, vocational guidance and training; Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services; Equality of opportunity and treatment
1995-02-17
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Repeals sections 9(1) and 14(2), amends sections 2(2), 4-7, 8(2-3), the heading to section 9, sections 10(2), 11, 15, 20(1) and 21(1), and inserts new sections 6 (actions to promote equality), and 10(3-4) (the employers' obligation to inform employees as well as their representatives of the grounds for decisions and the duty not to reveal such information) and 14(a) (criminalization of breach of the duty not to reveal information). The amendments (in section 4) include the introduction of a quota system according to which the membership of all public committees and other bodies shall consist of at least 40 percent of both women and men, unless there are special reasons for another ratio between the sexes in the membership.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1995-03-01
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Serial region

    Serial title
    Finlands Författningssamling
    Date
    1995-02-22
    Number
    No. 206
    Page range
    pp. 433-435