Recent Cases
Case details
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Woman seeks equal pay to male comparators
5 September 2010
Our client came to us for advice in relation to her grievance against her employer relating to the changes that were proposed with her role and also with regards to an Equal Pay claim.
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Female paid less than male in same job
8 February 2010
Our client, a senior employee in the public sector, was paid almost 20% less than a male colleague doing the same job as her. The difference in pay stemmed from a historical decision as to starting salary.
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Service length and pay
8 February 2010
We acted in two groundbreaking equal pay test cases described as “the most important equal pay cases in ten years” which established that an employer should not be able to pay men more than women just for longer service, where that does not lead to greater skills or better performance in the job.
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Changing the law on equal pay - test case (Sharpe)
15 January 2010
We succeeded in persuading the Employment Appeals Tribunal to depart from a previous ruling by applying European caselaw, thereby instituting a change in the law. The EAT extended the requirement for employers to objectively justify pay differences to all equal pay claims.
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Changing the law on equal pay - test case (Cadman)
15 January 2010
Length of service is a particularly difficult issue in the context of equal pay law. Across the UK and Europe, women tend to have shorter service than men, often as a result of career breaks for family reasons, or because they are more recent joiners in areas traditionally seen as men's work. Many pay schemes in both public and private sectors are based in some way on length of service, and it is recognised that this is a significant factor in maintaining the gender pay gap.
