The freedom to contract and choose a self-employed person cannot justify discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta ruled on Thursday 8 September in her opinion to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) on Case C-356/21.
The Warsaw District Court had asked the CJEU whether the framework directive on equal treatment in employment and occupation (EU Council Directive 2000/78/EC) could preclude Polish legislation allowing the refusal to enter into a...