Five things we learnt in employment law (17 January 2020)
Five things we learnt in employment law this week Samira Ahmed has won an equal pay claim against the BBC. The BBC could not justify … Read More
Women should have “right to know” what male colleagues earn
Despite the fact it’s nearly half a century since the Equal Pay Act, equal pay for equal work is still a “distant dream” for many … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (5 August 2019)
The UK’s biggest equal pay case will be considered by the Supreme Court who will determine whether shop floor workers at ASDA are comparable to … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (11 February 2019)
Female Asda store workers can compare themselves with male depot employees for the purposes of an equal pay claim, despite working at completely different sites. … Read More
Women’s Pay Day
Women have effectively been working for free this year because of the gender pay gap. Today is Women’s Pay Day: the day when the average … Read More
Five things we learnt in Employment Law this week (9 February 2018)
The High Court has ordered that a former employee must surrender his passport pending his compliance with an order to deliver up confidential information which … Read More
Enforcing gender pay gap reporting?
With the recent resignation of BBC former China Editor, Carrie Gracie and only months to go until larger employers must publish their gender pay gap, … Read More
Male workforce being ‘hollowed out’ says new study
Almost one in eight men work part-time today, compared with fewer than one in 12 two decades ago, according to new research. This means that … Read More
How can employers with gender pay gaps reduce Equal Pay claims?
A report produced by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has found that, on average, female managers in the UK earn £12,000 less than their male … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (30 June)
Equal pay claimants performing different work cannot bring a joint equal pay claim on the same claim form. If claims are based on a different … Read More