Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the lower pay classification of Zurich city nursing functions during 1997-2002 constituted sex-based wage discrimination under the Constitution and Equal Treatment Act.
Decisione estratta
The nursing functions were equal in value to the police comparator and were discriminated against by being placed one to two salary classes lower.
Motivazione estratta
The prior workplace assessments and the comparable city/canton structures supported equivalence; the city failed to show relevant differences justifying the lower classification.