Laws, courts and authorities
AGG
Abbreviation for Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz
In short and in plain language
The AGG is a German law against unfair treatment.
It protects people from being treated worse. This can be because of gender, age, origin or disability.
The law matters for job adverts and for the way people apply for jobs.
Businesses with a careers page should word their job adverts in a neutral way.
Definition
The AGG is the German General Equal Treatment Act, which protects against discrimination, for example on grounds of gender, age, origin or disability. Among other things, it plays a role in job adverts and application procedures. For businesses with a careers page it sets out requirements for neutral wording of vacancies.