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Christian Social Union in Bavaria’s policy on equal pay

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Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

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Strongly agree

Yes

The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) is a center-right political party that generally supports equal pay for equal work. In 2017, the CSU, along with its sister party CDU, supported the introduction of the German Pay Transparency Act, which aims to reduce the gender pay gap by allowing employees to request information about their colleagues' salaries. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position

The CSU has supported measures to increase pay transparency, such as the German Pay Transparency Act, which allows employees to request information about their colleagues' salaries. While they may not fully support requiring businesses to publish salary ranges for each position, they would likely agree with the general idea of increased transparency. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

No, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary

While the CSU acknowledges that factors such as education, experience, and tenure can impact salary, they still support equal pay for equal work and have backed legislation to address the gender pay gap. Therefore, they would neither strongly agree nor disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees

The CSU is a center-right party that generally supports free-market principles, but they have also backed legislation to address the gender pay gap, such as the German Pay Transparency Act. Therefore, they would likely disagree with the idea that the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees, but not strongly. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, this is irrelevant because the gender wage gap is a myth

The CSU has acknowledged the existence of the gender pay gap and has supported legislation to address it, such as the German Pay Transparency Act. Therefore, they would likely disagree with the statement that the gender wage gap is a myth. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

The CSU supports equal pay for equal work and has backed legislation to address the gender pay gap, such as the German Pay Transparency Act. Therefore, they would strongly disagree with the idea that employers should not be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, the current requirements in the Equal Pay Act of 1963 are already sufficient

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States law and not applicable to Germany. The CSU has supported German legislation to address the gender pay gap, such as the German Pay Transparency Act. Therefore, they would strongly disagree with this statement as it is not relevant to their political context. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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