SwitzerlandRechte, Pflichten und Rechtsstaat 25 · Rights, duties and the rule of law
What does the Federal Constitution guarantee women and men at work?
In the exam (German)
Was garantiert die Bundesverfassung Frauen und Männern bei der Arbeit?
- aEqual pay for work of equal valueGleichen Lohn für gleichwertige ArbeitCorrect answer
- bAs many days of holiday as their managersGleich viele Ferien wie die Vorgesetzten
- cA job close to where they liveEine Stelle in der Nähe des Wohnorts
- dA minimum wage of 5,000 francsEinen Mindestlohn von 5000 Franken
Why?
Article 8 of the Federal Constitution gives women and men the right to equal pay for work of equal value. A woman who earns less only because of her sex can take action under the Gender Equality Act (Gleichstellungsgesetz).
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You are applying for a rented flat. Which question is the landlord, as a rule, NOT allowed to ask on the application form?Correct answer:Which religious community you belong to
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Our own practice questions on the facts of the Federal Constitution and the official information of the Confederation and the cantons of Zurich, Aargau and Bern. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no wording from the cantonal question catalogues has been reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI; in the test the questions are in German. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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