1. État, peuple, Authorities » 15. Fundamental Rights

1 This ordinance regulates the modalities for verifying the analysis of pay equality in public entities.

2 It also sets the date by which employers referred to in Article 5d of the introductory law to the Federal Act on Gender Equality must have completed the first pay equality analysis.

The terms used in this ordinance to designate persons apply equally to women and men.

1 The verification of the analysis of pay equality across the entire cantonal administration is coordinated by the Human Resources Department.

2 The Human Resources Department commissions an approved auditing firm to conduct the verification as per Article 13d, paragraph 1, letter a, of the Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on Gender Equality (hereinafter: "the Federal Act").

3 The individuals leading the audit verify that the analysis of pay equality as defined in Article 7, paragraph 2, of the Federal Ordinance of August 21, 2019, on the Verification of the Analysis of Pay Equality (hereinafter: "the Federal Ordinance") has been conducted correctly from a formal standpoint and prepare a report for the Human Resources Department within one year after the analysis has been conducted.

4 The Human Resources Department informs the coordination of public sector unions in Jura and then publishes the detailed results of the analysis of pay equality and its verification.

1 Public autonomous establishments and municipalities employing at least 50 workers, excluding apprentices from this count, shall engage an accredited auditing company to verify their analysis of wage equality as per Article 13d, paragraph 1, letter a, of the federal law.

2 The individuals conducting the audit shall ensure that the wage equality analysis under Article 7, paragraph 2, of the federal ordinance has been performed correctly in terms of formality and shall prepare a report for the employer within one year after the analysis has been conducted.

3 Public autonomous establishments and municipalities shall themselves publish the detailed results of their wage equality analysis and its verification.

1 The public entities referred to in Articles 3 and 4 must have conducted their first pay equality analysis by September 30, 2024, at the latest.

2 They are required to repeat the pay equality analysis and publish the detailed results of their analysis and verification every six years. If the number of employees falls below the threshold of 50 during this period, the analysis is only repeated once the number of 50 is reached again.

Employers referred to in Article 5d of the Act introducing the Federal Act on Equality between Women and Men must have completed the first pay equality analysis by September 30, 2024, at the latest.

Employers referred to in Article 5d of the Act introducing the Federal Act on Gender Equality, whose company headquarters are located in Moutier at the time of the transfer of the municipality of Moutier to the canton of Jura, must have completed the first equal pay analysis by June 30, 2026, at the latest.

This Ordinance shall enter into force on October 1, 2023.