Question juridique clé
Whether paying Realschule teachers with old-style training less than SEREAL-trained teachers violated equal treatment and arbitrariness principles.
Solution extraite
The salary distinction was constitutionally permissible because the legislature could rely on differences in the type and duration of training as an objective salary criterion.
Motifs extraits
Public-employment pay schemes enjoy wide legislative discretion. Training differences may justify different pay; the court found no irrational or arbitrary line-drawing, and the wage gap was within an acceptable range.