Contract Not Renewed After Autism: Employer Pays €5,000

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A cleaner was not given a new contract, and his employer cited his autism diagnosis as the reason in an email. That constitutes prohibited discrimination, ruled the sub-district court in Rotterdam. The employer must pay him fair compensation of €5,000, plus a transition payment, a notice payment...

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When his one-year contract expires, a cleaner from Hellevoetsluis is told that the cleaning company no longer wants to continue with him. In the dismissal email, his boss explains why: his autism. A remark that will cost the company dearly.