The Allgemeine Gleichbehandlungsgesetz (General Act on Equal Treatment - AGG), which entered into force in 2006, is meant to prevent or eliminate disadvantages caused by race, ethnic origin, gender, religion or world view, disability, age or sexual identity. The legislator therefore explicitly provided for the employees’ right of action in § 13 AGG.

By creating the Guidelines on Sexual Discrimination, Harassment and Violence in 2016, the University of Greifswald explicitly extends the protection stipulated in the AGG to cover all of the members and persons who belong to the University. This also applies, in particular, to students at the University.

§ 13 AGG provides all of the University’s employees with the right to complain to the employer if they feel disadvantaged by their employer, superiors, other employees or third parties due to one of the previously named reasons and it is related to their employment relationship.