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Switzerland

Subject matter (E/S/G):

Social

Type:

Social policy, non-financial disclosure

Legal status:

In force

Applicable to:

Organisations with 100 or more employees, public entities (in relation to disclosure requirements)

Summary and recent developments:

In December 2018, the Swiss Parliament adopted an amendment to the Gender Equality Act which introduced new Equal Pay requirements between female and male employees.

The amendment came into force on 1 July 2020 and requires employers with 100 or more employees to conduct internal equal pay analysis and communicate the verified results of this analysis to employees. Listed companies are also required to publish the results of the analysis in their annual financial report.

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