3.9.2.DK-ix.2 Equal pay for men and women (Ligeløn til mænd og kvinder)
3.9.2.1. Aim
To ensure equal pay for men and women.
3.9.2.2. Legal basis
The Equal Remuneration (Men and Women) Act, no. 639 of 17 July 1992
3.9.2.3. Contents
Any employer who employs men and women at the same place of work shall give them equal pay for the same work or work having the same value. If different wages are paid to men and women the onus of justifying this is on the employer
3.9.2.4. Financial resources
If an employee is dismissed for having claimed equal pay under the above-mentioned Act, the employer will be liable to pay him/her compensation.
3.9.2.5. Institutional support
The Act only applies if the employer is not already under an obli-gation to give equal pay under a collective agreement.
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