If you are successful in making an equal pay claim, there are a number of actions the Employment Tribunal may take.
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If you are successful in making an equal pay claim, there are a number of actions the Employment Tribunal may take.
...The Equality Act 2010 and previously the Equal Pay Act aims to eliminate discrimination in relation to pay and other terms and conditions between men and women in the same employment. You may have an equal pay claim where you are paid less or have less favourable terms and conditions in your employment contract than what is known a ‘comparator’. A comparator is someone who does:
...Wednesday 7th November was Equal Pay Day in the UK, claims the Fawcett Society. This marks the point in the year when women in effect start ‘working for nothing’ compared to men, as the gap in pay between women and men means on average for every £100 men take home, women are getting £85 – a 14.9% difference.
The European Parliament has urged the European Commission to improve existing EU legislation to close the gender pay gap, including stricter sanctions on employers.