Definitions
Article 3
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘direct discrimination’ : where one person is treated less favourably on grounds of sex than another is, has been or would be, treated in a comparable situation; (b) ‘indirect discrimination’ : where an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice would put persons of one sex at a particular disadvantage compared with persons of the other sex, unless that provision, criterion or practice is objectively justified by a legitimate aim, and the means of achieving that aim are appropriate and necessary; (c) ‘harassment’ : where unwanted conduct related to the sex of a person occurs with the purpose, or effect, of violating the dignity of that person, and of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment; (d) ‘sexual harassment’ : where any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal, or physical, conduct of a sexual nature occurs, with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.