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• Implements the principle of equal treatment in employment and training irrespective of religion or belief, sexual orientation and age in employment and training.

• Includes identical provisions to the Racial Equality Directive 2000/43/EC on definitions of discrimination, rights of legal redress and the sharing of the burden of proof.

• Allows for limited exceptions to the principle of equal treatment, for example, to preserve the ethos of religious organisations.