According to the Swiss Earnings Structure Survey (2022), the current pay gap is 12%. The pay gap is illegal and directly contravenes the Gender Equality Act laid down in the Federal Constitution.
The date of Equal Pay Day changes from year to year, since it illustrates the current pay gap. If a man receives his salary starting from 1 January, 2025, a woman will have to work 12% of the year for free until she starts getting paid too, i.e. until 17 February, 2025.
How we’re marking the next Equal Pay Day on 15 February, 2025.
As we do every year, we are once again focusing on a specific topic: Pay Inequality and time as a resource
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