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EQUAL PAY EQUAL WORK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Working Practices and Conditions
- Labour Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- equal pay for equal work
1, record 1, English, equal%20pay%20for%20equal%20work
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The same wage rate applied to jobs with no consideration of sex, race or other factors not related to ability to perform the work. 2, record 1, English, - equal%20pay%20for%20equal%20work
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equal pay for equal work addresses the more overt form of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex. Equal pay for equal work involves direct comparison of jobs occupied by opposite sexes where they are the same or substantially the same. 3, record 1, English, - equal%20pay%20for%20equal%20work
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Régimes et conditions de travail
- Relations du travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à travail égal, salaire égal
1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20travail%20%C3%A9gal%2C%20salaire%20%C3%A9gal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- salaire égal pour un travail égal 2, record 1, French, salaire%20%C3%A9gal%20pour%20un%20travail%20%C3%A9gal
correct, masculine noun
- salaire égal à travail égal 3, record 1, French, salaire%20%C3%A9gal%20%C3%A0%20travail%20%C3%A9gal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Principe d'égalité sociale selon lequel le taux de salaire doit être fixé en tenant compte du contenu du poste et de ses exigences et non de la personne qui l'exécute de manière à éviter toute discrimination de sexe, de langue, de religion, etc. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20travail%20%C3%A9gal%2C%20salaire%20%C3%A9gal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le concept de salaire égal pour un travail égal s'adresse à la forme la moins déguisée de discrimination en matière de rémunération d'après le sexe. Il suppose des comparaisons directes entre des emplois occupés par les sexes opposés alors que ces emplois sont les mêmes ou en grande partie les mêmes. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A0%20travail%20%C3%A9gal%2C%20salaire%20%C3%A9gal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
- Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
- Relaciones laborales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pago igual por el mismo trabajo
1, record 1, Spanish, pago%20igual%20por%20el%20mismo%20trabajo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pago igual por trabajo igual 2, record 1, Spanish, pago%20igual%20por%20trabajo%20igual
masculine noun
- a igual trabajo, igual salario 3, record 1, Spanish, a%20igual%20trabajo%2C%20igual%20salario
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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