In a landmark ruling on 16 February 2023 (Case No. 8 AZR 450/21, in German), the Federal Labour Court ruled that women and men are entitled to the same pay for equal work, regardless of their abilities to negotiate better salaries when they are being hired.
Superior salaries due to being ‘better negotiated’
The federal court overturned a ruling handed down by the Saxony Regional Labour Court on a complaint brought by an employee of a metalworking company in Meissen, near Dresden. At the start of
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As a Berlin correspondent for the French and Swiss press since the late 1990s, I cover a wide range of economic, political and social issues, with a particular focus on the German business and labour market. My areas of interest include co-determination, digitalisation, demographics and ESG/DEI policies.