CELEX: 11992M/APS/06
Language: en
Date: 1992-02-07 00:00:00
Title: Treaty on European Union - Agreement on social policy concluded between the Member States of the European Community with the exception of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Article 6

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11992M/APS/06

Treaty on European Union - Agreement on social policy concluded between the Member States of the European Community with the exception of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Article 6  

Official Journal C 191 , 29/07/1992 P. 0092

 Article 6  1. Each Member State shall ensure that the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work is applied.  2. For the purpose of this Article, 'pay' means the ordinary basic or minimum wage or salary and any other consideration, whether in cash or in kind, which the worker receives directly or indirectly, in respect of his employment, from his employer.  Equal pay without discrimination based on sex means:  (a) that pay for the same work at piece rates shall be calculated on the basis of the same unit of measurement;  (b)that pay for work at time rates shall be the same for the same job.  3. This Article shall not prevent any Member State from maintaining or adopting measures providing for specific advantages in order to make it easier for women to pursue a vocational activity or to prevent or compensate for disadvantages in their professional careers.