A Muslim woman who was pressured to remove her headscarf during the application process to become a teacher and ultimately did not get the training position is awarded €2,000 ($2,196) in damages in Austria
During the application process, she was"repeatedly asked about her headscarf in a discriminatory manner" and urged to"take it off," according to the press release issued by the association.
This decision was confirmed by the Vienna Regional Court for Civil Matters in the second instance on Monday, the Litigation Association that legally represented the woman in court announced. During the application process, she was "repeatedly asked about her headscarf in a discriminatory manner" and urged to "take it off," according to the press release issued by the association.Discrimination on basis of gender and religion
"Repeated, intrusive questions about the headscarf have no place in a job application process. The court makes it clear that this can constitute prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender and religion," said a statement from Theresa Hammer, head of legal enforcement for the Litigation Association.
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