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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7649
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/social

European Commission welcomes Court of Justice ruling in favour of pregnant workers

Brussels, 04/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission (DGV-Employment) has welcomed the Court of Justice's ruling in favour of a young German woman, Mrs. Mahlburg, who was denied a permanent job because she was pregnant. For the Court, the European directive on "equal treatment between men and women regarding access to employment" means that an employer may not refuse to take on a pregnant woman for a risky job because the legislation on work prevents her from taking the job from...

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