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+ The next Equal Pay Review is due to take place 2024, informed by an audit to compare the pay of the protected characteristic groups (age, disability, race, sex) and ensure equal pay is given for equal work.
First one of those annoying lawyerly clarifications, while the Equal Pay Act received Royal Assent in 1970, it did not in fact come into force until December 1975. Equal pay has, therefore, only been provided for under domestic legislation for 45 years, rather than 50.
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- Who Has A Right to Equal Pay
- What Counts as Equal Work
- When Differences in Pay Might Be Allowed
- Equal Pay and Other Forms of Discrimination
- Gender Pay Gap Reporting
- If You Think There's An Equal Pay Issue
Equal pay applies to: 1. employees 2. workers 3. apprentices 4. agency workers 5. full-time, part-time or temporary contracts 6. self-employed people who are hired to personally do the work
By law, 'equal work' counts as either: 1. 'like work' – work where the job and skills are the same or similar 2. 'work rated as equivalent' – work rated as equivalent, usually using a fair job evaluation. This could be because the level of skill, responsibility and effort needed to do the work are equivalent 3. 'work of equal value' – work that is ...
Differences in pay and other terms and conditions might be allowed in some circumstances. For example, it might be possible for someone to be paid more than someone of the opposite sex who does similar work because: 1. they're better qualified, if their skills are crucial to the job and hard to recruit 2. of where they are located – for example, in...
By law, employers must not pay an employee less, or give them terms and conditions that put them at a disadvantage, because of disability, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or another 'protected characteristic'.
Equal pay and gender pay gap reporting are not the same thing. The 'gender pay gap' is the difference in average earnings between women and men. Employers with more than 250 staff must report their organisation's gender pay gap. Find out more about gender pay gap reporting
Employers can prevent many equal pay issues by being clear and open with staff about pay and contractual terms and conditions. Employees should talk to their employer to try and resolve the issue if they feel they're not getting equal pay. Find out more about: 1. employers – handling and preventing equal pay issues 2. employees – what to do if you'...
May 28, 2020 · The Bill received Royal Assent on 29 May becoming the Equal Pay Act 1970 (EqPA). However, the Act did not come into force until 29 December 1975, the same day as the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (SDA).
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6.3 Equal Pay - The University and College are committed to ensuring there is no pay discrimination within its pay structures. The University and RWCMD completed their latest Equal Pay Audit in May 2020.
Dec 29, 2015 · The sex discrimination and equal pay acts were enforced in the UK on 29 December 1975. By Kayleen Devlin. BBC News. When the equal pay and sex discrimination acts were implemented in the...
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May 20, 2020 · The Act finally came into force on 29 December 1975. Although the principle of equal pay was now established, the Act was more limited than Castle initially hoped, and inequalities remained. The Equal Pay Act was later incorporated into the Equality Act 2010. Equal pay remains an issue for many women today.
