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The Ombudsman against Discrimination on grounds of Sexual Orientation has ceased to exist. On 1 January 2009 the Ombudsman was merged with the other Ombudsmen against discrimination into a new body: the Swedish Equality Ombudsman. The previously existing acts against discrimination were also replaced with a new Discrimination Act. Some of the material on this website may therefore be out of date. For more information, see: www.do.se
Employment – dismissal – settlementA woman complained that she had been dismissed from her job on grounds of her sexual orientation. The grounds for dismissal stated by the employer in a written notice included the fact that the woman had informed other staff members of her “sexuality”. According to the woman she had on one occasion at a conference told another member of staff that she was bisexual. Following consultations between the Ombudsman and the woman’s employer a settlement was reached. The settlement included the payment of 125 000 SEK (approximately 13 000 Euros or 20 000 US dollars) by the employer to the woman. (Decision 6 December 2006, Dossier no. 611-2007) |
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HomO | Box 3327, 103 66 Stockholm | E-mail: homo@homo.se | Phone: +46 (0)8 508 887 80 | Fax: +46 (0)8 508 887 90 |
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