Question juridique clé
Whether a French BEPA counts as a 'formation équivalente' to a Swiss CFC under the Vaud landscapers' CCT wage scale.
Solution extraite
Yes. The collective agreement did not clearly exclude foreign vocational diplomas, and equivalence could be assessed by reference to the worker's concrete professional abilities.
Motifs extraits
The term 'formation équivalente' was not clear-cut. The parity commission's objective interpretation was relevant and consistent with the protective purpose of the CCT's minimum-wage clauses. A foreign diploma holder need not first obtain formal recognition under the vocational-training statute to claim the CCT wage.