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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7692
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) court of justice

Shorter working time with lower salary may be justified if employer demonstrates there is no discrimination based on gender

Luxembourg, 05/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Court of Justice has declared that a reduction in working time may justify a difference in pay between men and women if the employer demonstrates that it does not correspond to gender discrimination. In its "Jamstalldhetsombudssmannen/Orebro" ruling, the European judges provided a Swedish judge with the criteria to examine whether the pecuniary consequences of a reduction in working time were elements to take account of in comparing remuneration...

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