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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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# Applicable Legal Provisions
- LEg 3 — Prohibition of discrimination — equality law
- Federal Constitution art. 8 para. 3 — Equality — right to equal pay for work of equal value
- CO 322 — Salary — employer's obligation
- LEg 6 — Relief from the burden of proof
- LAw 10 — Protection against reprisals
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