Gender Equality Act (GEA)
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Art. 13
1 Legal protection in the case of employment relationships under public law is governed by the general provisions on the administration of federal justice. In the case of complaints made by federal staff, Article 58 of the Federal Act of 30 June 1927 on Public Officials also applies. 2 If a person is discriminated against in the rejection of an application that would establish an employment relationship for the first time, then Article 5 paragraph 2 applies. Compensation may be requested at the same time that a complaint about the decision rejecting the application is made. 3 Federal employees may have recourse to a conciliation board within the period provided in terms of Article 50 of the Federal Act of 20 December 1968 on Administrative Procedure. This Board advises the parties and attempts to bring about a settlement. 4 ... 5 The proceedings are free of charge, other than in cases of vexatious litigation. In proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court, costs are governed by the Fe
Para. 1 — [BS 1 489; AS 1958 1413 Art. 27 let. c, 1997 2465 annex 4, 2000 411 No II 1853, 2001 894 Art. 39 lett. 1 2197 Art. 2 3292 Art. 2. AS 2008 3437 No I 1]. See now Art. 35 and 36 of the Federal Personnel Act of 24 March 2000 (SR 172.220.1). Para. 3 — SR 172.021 Para. 3 — Amended by No I of the Federal Act of 8 Oct. 2004, in force since 1 March 2005 (AS 2005 1023; BBl 2003 7809). Para. 4 — Repealed by Annex No 1 of the Federal Supreme Court Act of 17 June 2005, with effect from 1 Jan. 2007