An equal pay audit is a tool used by employers to identify potential discrimination in the workplace arising from unequal pay for equal work. Some employers choose to...
Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 SI 2013/1237 SCHEDULE 3 THE EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS (EQUAL VALUE) RULES OF PROCEDURE 1...
Statutory framework The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent non-departmental public body established under the Equality Act 2006 (EA 2006),...
Reasons for believing employee may not have had equality of terms [I believe I have not had equal terms with my comparators because I am employed as a cleaner and receive...
This Practice Note examines the defences available to an employer in relation to an equality of terms (equal pay) claim and the exceptions that apply. The general rule As...
The principle of equal pay for equal work Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (previously Article 141 of the Treaty of Rome)...
Eligibility to bring an equality of terms claim In order to be eligible to bring an equality of terms (equal pay) claim, a person must: • be employed, or hold personal or...
Three main contentions In general, equality of terms claims brought under the Equality Act 2010 rely on one or more of three main contentions (see Practice Notes:...
Prerequisites The Equality Act 2010 contains provisions designed to achieve equality between men and women in pay and other terms of employment where the work of an...
A woman absent on maternity leave is in a unique position, which requires her to be afforded special protection, but which is not comparable with that of a man actually...
The legislative framework There are two separate areas of legislation which have to be considered in the context of part-time workers and discrimination. The first area...
1 Policy statement 1.1 The Company is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees, workers and job applicants, and to eliminating unlawful and...
1 Policy statement 1.1 The Company is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees, workers and job applicants, and to eliminating unlawful and...
STOP PRESS: The full impact of the UK’s decision to withdraw from the EU remains to be established and the EU and UK domestic legal landscape will continue to change...