Legislative development. The Committee notes with interest that, pursuant to the amendments made to the Equal Treatment Act (GIBG), which took effect on 1 August 2013, protection against discrimination is now extended to the whole duration of vocational trainings and further training services as well as to self-employment. It has also been stated that compensation in judicial proceedings concerning discrimination must be effective and proportional. The Committee also notes that, following the amendments of the Federal Equal Treatment Act (B-GIBG) in 2012 and 2013, protection against discrimination is now extended to discrimination based on an individual’s status as parent or non-parent or on the income of a candidate’s registered partner. In
