Blurred boundaries between direct and indirect discrimination under EU law: The true nature of religious discrimination created by a corporate neutrality policy

Key Points

• The study aims to clarify the nature of discrimination arising from corporate policies that restrict religious symbols in the workplace.
• Legal analysis of corporate neutrality policies
• Examination of CJEU's established case-law
• Argumentation regarding treatment of employees adhering to orthopraxis religions
• Corporate neutrality policies can lead to less favorable treatment for employees wearing religious symbols.
• This treatment constitutes direct discrimination based on religion.
• The findings challenge existing interpretations of CJEU case-law on religious discrimination.