Equal Pay Disputes
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Discrimination between the sexes in the terms of their contracts of employment is unlawful. This typically occurs in matters such as salary, bonus payments and benefits.
Employees can claim equal pay with colleagues of the opposite sex where they are in the same employment and doing:
- Work which is the same or broadly similar
- Work rated as equivalent under an analytical job evaluation scheme
- Work which is different but which is of equal value in terms of demands of the jobs
- Although it is more than 30 years since the Equal Pay Act 1970 outlawed discriminatory pay practices, the gender gap remains. Official statistics show the disparity to be about 19 per cent with the differences caused by discriminatory practices such as the employment of women in traditionally low-paid sectors, and by the uneven burden that childcare responsibilities place on women.
Contact us today to talk about your equal pay issue with one of our specialist solicitors
Please call 0800 916 9060 or email enquiries@rjw.co.uk. Our Equal Pay employment solicitors operate from offices across the country and can offer immediate and accessible representation anywhere in the UK.
