Official redress
Real redress, in order
Three steps: the employer first, the equality body next, the Commission's network when facing an administration.
Law as verified onJuly 29, 2026
File EU 492/2011
General information, not legal advice on your case. Every remedy has a time limit, often set by national rules: act early, and check the limit that applies to your case before you wait.
The employer or recruiter, in writing
As soon as things stall
Permit wrongly demanded, advantage refused, special procedure: request the correction in writing, quoting Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 and the official page. Most of the blockages in this file fall at the first sourced email.
The national equality body
If discrimination persists
If the discrimination persists, turn to the national equality body: depending on the country, it informs, helps you lodge a complaint, or takes the case to the competent courts with your approval. The official equal treatment page describes this redress.
SOLVIT, if a public administration blocks
Facing an administration
An administration demanding a work permit from an EU citizen, or subjecting hiring to conditions not applicable to nationals: the European Commission's SOLVIT network handles cross-border problems with public administrations of another EU country.
SOLVIT, problems with a public administration in another country (European Commission)
National labour law (contracts, notice periods, minimum wages, dismissal procedures) belongs to each country: this site presents only the European baseline common to the twenty-seven, that of equal treatment.
File EU 492/2011
The items in this file
Every item has its own page. The situation is played here; what you keep, what you send and what you re-read live next door.