Protection against dismissal and unfavourable treatment is provided under EU law through the Maternity Leave Directive, the Part-time Work Directive, the Gender Equality Directive, the Directive on equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and the Parental Leave Directive.
Zakonodavstvom EU-a osigurava se zaštita od otpuštanja i od nepovoljnog postupanja s pomoću Direktive o rodiljnom dopustu, Direktive o radu u nepunom radnom vremenu, Direktive o ravnopravnosti spolova, Direktive o jednakom postupanju prema muškarcima i ženama koji su samozaposleni i Direktive o roditeljskom dopustu.