Exceptions. The age criterion may still be applied in the case of certain categories of workers for whom it would be beneficial on the labour market. The categories concerned are young employees and older workers difficult to integrate in the labour market. Only in special cases may age be considered a legitimate criterion. The pact of solidarity between generations already features reference to “wage experiments” authorising employers to use temporarily adjusted wage scales not contrary to those set by legislation.
s integrated into the anti-discrimination law of February 25, 2003. Today many sectors (iron and steel, chemicals, banks, insurance) set wages according to the age of the employee. A wage system based on years of service, performance and skills is to supersede the former system. All collective agreements must discontinue by 2009 reference to age as a wage criterion. Federal employment minister Peter Vanvelthoven has already stated that he no longer considers as binding collective agreements whi
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