Frequently asked questions on legal issues relating to equal pay.
The key legislation covering equal pay from 1 October 2010 onwards is the Equality Act 2010 which represents the most significant overhaul of the legislation since...
Equal pay provisions in the Equality Act 2010 apply to both men and women. There is no upper or lower age limit on the right to claim equal pay, nor is there...
Provisions in the Equality Act 2010 deal with discrimination in pay and other terms and conditions of employment. They are like a special type of...
The Equality Act 2010 implies a provision into every contract of employment giving a woman or man the same right to contractual pay and benefits as a person...
No, an employee cannot usually claim both sex discrimination and breach of the sex equality clause relating to a pay discrepancy. The Equality Act 2010 says that...
In order to bring an equal pay claim, an individual must choose a person of the opposite sex as their comparator. The individual must then show that the comparator is...
The comparator in an equal pay claim must be of the opposite sex 'in the same employment' as the claimant. Men shall be treated as in the same employment with a woman if...
It is not necessary to choose a single comparator in an equal pay claim; a group (or groups) can be chosen. There is...
Whether a comparison can be made with a predecessor or successor in an equal pay claim and what happens if there is no comparator is considered under the following headings...
There are three main ways an employer can defend an equal pay claim...
Even if the individual bringing an equal pay claim can show that their work is 'like work', 'work rated as equivalent' or 'work of an equal value', the employer may still be able to...
Since provisions in the Equality Act 2010 came into force, any contractual provisions which attempt to restrict an employee from making a ‘relevant pay disclosure’ are...
If an individual believes that they are receiving less pay or benefits for like work, their first course of action should be to...
The remedies that are available for breaches of the sex equality clause and the relevant time limits are discussed under the following headings...
Yes, an equal pay questionnaire procedure can be used. There is one form for an employee to pose questions about equal pay and another form for...
Equal pay claims have rapidly increased in recent years. These are mainly large equal pay claims being brought against public sector organisations...
Section 78 of the Equality Act 2010 gave the Government powers to introduce new detailed regulations requiring employers to publish their gender pay gap statistics...
The area of contingent or ‘piggy back’ equal pay claims is complex. If faced with such claims inevitably the employer should seek...
Closing the gender pay gap is an issue which has been under constant debate in the press and in Parliament...