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Ochrona pracownika przed dyskryminacją ze względu na płeć w zakresie wynagrodzenia w prawie Unii Europejskiej (aktualne tendencje rozwojowe)
Employee protection against pay discrimination based on gender under European Union law (current development tendencies)

Author(s): Leszek Mitrus
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, EU-Legislation, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: prohibition of sex discrimination; remuneration for work; indirect discrimination; part time employment; effectiveness of EU law; Directive 2006/54/EC; Directive (EU) 2023/970

Summary/Abstract: The elaboration is dedicated to current developments of European Union labour law on protection against pay discrimination based on gender. The contribution introduces EU legal framework on equal treatment of men and women. Recent case‑law of the Court of Justice of the European Union concerning the notion of pay and indirect discrimination based on gender have been extensively presented. The potential impact of the Directive 2023/970 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms has been analysed.

  • Issue Year: 33/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 25-41
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish
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