Equal pay

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  FAQs

  Do female employees who believe that they may have an equal pay claim have the right to be given information about their male counterparts' salaries?

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  Can an employee use their predecessor or successor as the comparator in an equal pay claim?

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  When recruiting to a vacancy can an employer offer a better salary than that offered to existing employees in order to attract candidates?

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  Can an employer defend an equal value claim on the basis that it has carried out a job evaluation scheme?

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  FAQs

  For the purposes of an equal pay claim, can a woman compare their pay and conditions with those of any man?

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  For the purposes of an equal pay claim, how does the law interpret "like work" between a man and a woman?

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  Can a female employee claim equal pay with a man who does a different job where their jobs are rated as equivalent under a job evaluation scheme?

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  Can an employee claim equal pay with a comparator if they do not perform "like work" and their employer has not carried out a job evaluation scheme?

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  FAQs

  How can an employer defend an equal pay claim?

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Claire Benson, Rebekah Martin and Poppy Fildes, associates at Addleshaw Goddard, detail the latest rulings.