KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 6: Equality
palkkasyrjintä
Finnish word. In English: pay discrimination
Being paid less for the same or equal work because of sex.
Facts about the word
- An employer may not apply pay terms so that an employee is put at a disadvantage because of sex compared with someone doing the same or equal work. Tasa-arvolaki 8 §
- The employer must give an employee an explanation of the grounds for their pay, so that it can be assessed whether the ban on pay discrimination has been followed. Tasa-arvolaki 10 §
- A pay survey checks that there are no unjustified pay differences between women and men doing the same or equal work. Tasa-arvolaki 6 b §
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Pay discrimination is a pay gap based on sex. The same holiday bonus for everyone is not discrimination, and it is not a competition.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: Equality and gender equality. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
