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Some are more equal than others: an overview of equal pay
Practice Area: Equal Treatment
Sector: Business services
Jurisdiction: England & Wales
Published: 11 January 2012
Law Firm: Mills & Reeve
Overview
A report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission published in 2011 reveals that the mean average gender pay gap was 15.5 per cent for hourly earnings (excluding overtime) and 21.5 per cent for gross weekly earnings.
In 2010 the Equality Act consolidated much of UK discrimination legislation and became the new home of the equal pay provisions. It made limited changes to the substance of the law in this area.
This briefing from Mills & Reeve's employment team considers the core principles of the equal pay provisions, recent case law, legislative developments and proposals for the future.
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