39In that regard, it should be noted, first, that according to the Court’s established case-law, rewarding experience acquired in a particular field, which enables the worker to perform his duties better, constitutes a legitimate objective of pay policy (see, to that effect, judgment of 3 October 2006, Cadman, C‑17/05, EU:C:2006:633, paragraph 34 et seq., and of 18 June 2009, Hütter, C‑88/08, EU:C:2009:381, paragraph 47 and the case-law cited). The employer is therefore, in principle, free to take into account only such previously completed periods of activity when determining remuneration.
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