Repealed statutory grievance procedures: equal pay comparators not fixed (News, 21 February 2012)

Article summary

In an equal pay claim to which the (now repealed) statutory dispute resolution procedures apply, (1) there is compliance with step 1 of the standard statutory grievance procedure if a statement has been lodged by the claimant stating simply that she has a claim of equal pay, and (2) if the names of one or more comparators are stated in the grievance statement (even though this is not required), the employee's subsequent claim to an employment tribunal will not be rejected on the basis that it names different comparators from those referred to in the grievance, according to the Inner House of the Scottish Court of Session in Amery and others v (1) Perth and Kinross Council (2) Dundee City Council.