Equal Treatment (Men and Women) Act (WGB)
in forceEqual pay and working conditions
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
The prohibition of direct distinction laid down in this Act also includes a prohibition of harassment and a prohibition of sexual harassment.
In the public service, the competent authority shall not make any distinction in the appointment as a civil servant or in the engagement under a…
In the event that a natural person, legal entity or competent authority has another person perform work under its authority, otherwise than by virtue…
It is not permitted to make any distinction with regard to the conditions for access to, and the possibilities for the exercise of and professional…
It is not permitted to make a distinction in the offering of a position, in the treatment during the filling of a vacant position, or in employment…
The natural person or legal person who maintains a vocational training, advanced vocational training, or a course for further training or retraining…
It is not permitted to make any distinction regarding membership of or involvement in an employees' or employers' organisation or an association of…
A departure from the provisions laid down in Articles 1b, 2, 3 and 4 is permitted if the distinction made is intended to place women in a privileged…
The prohibition of discrimination laid down in this Act does not apply to indirect discrimination, provided that such discrimination is objectively…
If the person who believes that a distinction is being or has been made to their detriment as referred to in this Act, adduces facts in court that…
For the application of Article 646 of Book 7 of the Civil Code, the comparison of the employment conditions referred to in that article regarding…
For the application of Article 7, work shall be valued according to a sound system of job evaluation, whereby, as far as possible, the system…
For the application of Article 7, the wages of the employee concerned shall be deemed equal to the wages that an employee of the opposite sex…
Further rules may be laid down by Order in Council regarding the provisions of Articles 7, 8 and 9.
In the application of Articles 1b and 1c of this Act, this paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis.
For the application of the provisions in this paragraph, pension provision shall be understood to mean: a pension provision for the benefit of one or…
It is also prohibited for persons other than the employer referred to in Article 646 of Book 7 of the Civil Code or the competent authority referred…
In the event of a pension agreement as referred to in Article 1 of the Pension Act, the scope of the employer's financial contribution shall be…
By way of derogation from Article 12b, provisions relating to the protection of women, in particular in connection with pregnancy and maternity, are…
Any provision that is contrary to the prohibition of unequal treatment of men and women as referred to in Article 12b shall be void.
The provisions of Article 681 of Book 7 of the Civil Code or Article 1615s of Book 7a of the Civil Code BES shall apply mutatis mutandis to the…
The officials designated by decision of Our Minister of Social Affairs and Employment are charged with the supervision of compliance with Article 646…
The recommendation for the amendment of a general administrative order as referred to in Article 5, paragraph 3, point (c), and the recommendation…
Articles 1 up to and including 23 of this Act shall also apply in the public bodies of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
This Act may be cited as: Equal Treatment of Men and Women Act.