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I am paid less than a colleague

The Federal Law on Gender Equality (LEg, art. 3) prohibits any salary discrimination based on sex. The art. 8 al. 3 Cst enshrines the right to equal pay for work of equal value. The employer is obliged to pay the agreed salary (art. 322 CO), and any…

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