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96S044 AI generated

Portuguese court rules warehouse workers performing identical duties to clerks must receive identical wages.

Case Number 96S044
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court unanimously ruled that a warehouse worker performing identical duties to clerks must receive the same salary. The employer argued for a wage disparity based on job titles, but the court rejected this distinction. Consequently, the decision established that equal work under identical conditions mandates equal remuneration regardless of job classification.

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CATEGORIA PROFISSIONAL SALÁRIO

Keywords

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equal pay principle warehouse workers salary equality identical duties labor code provisions wage discrimination professional category

Cited Legislation

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Art. 163.º do Código do Trabalho
Art. 119.º do Código do Trabalho

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00031699

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199701080000444

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 401/93

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7E32045FF3AF951A802568FC003B494F?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

Desempenhando o trabalhador as mesmas quantidades e qualidades de trabalho que os fiéis de armazém, deve o seu nível salarial ser idêntico ao destes.