Equal Pay in UK Law
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ASDA equal pay claims
On Monday 20 June 2016, a seven-day hearing began in the largest private sector equal pay claim ever brought. It is estimated that the claim, if successful, could cost ASDA over 100 million pounds....
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Employment News: whistleblowing, equal pay, compensation
Employment newsletter In this weeks issue: Beating around the bush – disclosure did not have to identify legal obligation Gone fishing – disclosure in equal pay claims All change – tribunal limit...
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Employment News: equal pay, redundancy, GDPR
If it ain't broke – material factor still explained pay disparity after job evaluation - Employers have a defence to an equal pay claim if they can show that a difference in pay between an emplo...
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Employment News: equal pay, holiday pay, discrimination
Cashiered – supermarket staff succeed in Supreme Court - To bring an equal pay claim, an employee has to point to a comparator of the opposite sex doing like work, work rated as equivalent or wor...
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Asda equal pay claim: comparator successfully established
A decision by the Manchester Employment Tribunal at a preliminary hearing, in what is the largest ever private-sector equal pay case, has opened the floodgates for a wave of claims against Asda. ...
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HR Two Minute Monthly: discrimination; gender pay gap reporting; equal pay
Our February update considers recent developments in employment law, including cases on discrimination and equal pay. We also outline other points of note, including developments relating to right ...
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Pay Equity for All: UK’s Equal Pay Advice Service Provides Free Legal Advice
A free service to help provide legal advice to female low-income earners on pay equity matters is now available in the United Kingdom. The Equal Pay Advice Service, or “EPAS,” went into operation o...
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UK HR Two Minute Monthly: philosophical belief; equal pay; sexual harassment
Our February 2020 update outlines key UK employment law developments from January. It includes cases on ethical veganism as a philosophical belief, equal pay and the difficulties in defending such ...
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UK Equal Pay Comparators: Supreme Court Rules Comparators May Work in Different ‘Establishments’
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has held in Asda Stores Ltd v. Brierley and others that Asda supermarket retail employees can appoint Asda depot workers as their comparators in an equal pay...
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Equal Pay Day in the UK – It’s Time To Close the Gap
Today (10 November) is “Equal Pay Day” in the UK. It marks the day in the year when the average full-time working woman in the UK effectively stops earning compared to the average full-time workin...
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