Subjects:

Employment Law

Contents:

Foreword

The origins and causes of the gender pay gap

Pay systems and discrimination in the UK

Job evaluation

The equal pay principle and what it means in practice

Equal pay reviews

The legal framework

What is pay?

Claimants and comparators

Like work

Work rated as equivalent

Equal value

The employer's defence

Is there evidence of sex discrimination?

Claims under other provisions

Procedures

Remedies

Appendices: Sections of the Equal Pay Act 1970

Treaty of Rome - Article 141

Council Directive 75/117/EEC

The EOC Equal Pay Review Model

Useful addresses

Useful resources.

Written by experts in the field, this practical guide should prove useful reading for anyone with an interest in equal pay. It provides a broad overview of the complexities of equal pay law, illustrating how to determine the extent of equal pay problems through an equal pay audit. It also contains guidance to ensure that pay and reward systems remain within the law.;Fully up-to-date, the book covers all significant equal pay developments and includes analysis of: the revised version of the EOC Code of Practice on Equal Pay, including the Equal Pay Review Model; Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000; Fixed-Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002; and recent amendments to the Equal Pay Act.