‘We did it!’ Next shop workers win equal pay claim – BBC News
‘More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay.’
BBC News, 27th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: equal pay
Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera begin legal action against BBC – BBC News
‘Four presenters have begun legal action against the BBC on grounds of sex and age discrimination and equal pay.’
BBC News, 1st May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Outsourcing the problem: equal pay and local authority trading companies – Local Government Lawyer
‘Doug Mullen looks at the complex issues around equal pay that arise with local authority trading companies.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Equal pay: recent challenges – Local Government Lawyer
‘When it comes to job evaluation schemes and equal pay claims, where does the risk lie and what can be done to mitigate it? Sarah Lamont and Charlotte Rose explain.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Brexit: EU-derived equal pay protections to be retained – BBC News
‘Women will still have the right to equal pay with men when an EU protection lapses at the end of this year, the government says.’
BBC News, 30th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Most female lawyers believe they will not experience pay equality – Legal Futures
‘Most female lawyers (84%) believe that gender pay equality will not be achieved until after they retire and that firms’ commitment is more about headlines than real change.’
Legal Futures, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Equal pay litigation in retail – Law Society’s Gazette
‘It was back in the 1970s when equal pay legislation was introduced, and it is 12 years since the regulations were rebranded within the Equality Act 2010. So how far have we come in the quest for equal pay? If you are a female store-based supermarket worker, not far, it would seem.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th February 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Banker wins £2m for sexual discrimination in ‘witch hat’ case – The Guardian
‘A City banker who had a witch’s hat left on her desk by drunken male colleagues has won more than £2m in compensation for sexual discrimination.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Keeping it Simple … A blog by Daphne Romney QC on the Asda Stores v Brierley UKSC decision – Cloisters
‘The Supreme Court has finally handed down judgment in Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley. But although it clarified and simplified the law concerning comparators at different establishments under s.79 EqA, it left other questions unresolved. Daphne Romney QC considers the judgment.’
Cloisters, 26th March 2021
Source: www.cloisters.com
Asda staff win a major victory in their equal pay claim – Mills & Reeve
‘In a hotly anticipated decision at the Supreme Court last week, Asda supermarket staff won a major victory in their equal pay claim against Asda. Although the ruling does not mean the approximately 35,000 claimants have won the right to equal pay, the ruling does represent a big step forward and means their claim can continue.’
Mills & Reeve, 6th April 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Work Rights in the Nursery: Au pairs entitled to the NMW (but in respect of which hours?) – Littleton Chambers
‘The employment tribunal has disapplied the “family worker” exemption, in effect holding that au pairs and other domestic workers who live in the home are entitled to the protections of the National Minimum Wage (“NMW”) regime. If this tribunal decision stands, it gives rise to another significant question: which hours should count towards the NMW for domestic workers?’
Littleton Chambers, 4th January 2021
Source: littletonchambers.com
Equality watchdog clears BBC of pay discrimination against women – BBC News
‘An investigation by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has found no unlawful acts of pay discrimination against women by the BBC. But it has recommended “improvements to increase transparency and rebuild trust with women at the organisation”.’
BBC News, 12th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Equal Pay, Parental Rights, Personal Beliefs and Protest Movements – a review of recent developments in the areas of sport and employment law – Littleton Chambers
‘Across the board people have been reassessing how the traditional views of what it means to be an “employee” fit within our modern world.’
Littleton Chambers, 21st July 2020
Source: littletonchambers.com
Asda v Brierley – Old Square Chambers
‘Can a group of predominantly female retail store employees compare themselves to a group of predominantly male distribution depot employees for the purposes of an equal pay claim? The Supreme Court will have the final say on this question this year, in the highly anticipated appeal in Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley and other.’
Old Square Chambers, 12th March 2020
Source: www.oldsquare.co.uk
EP 102: BBC Pay Discrimination – Shaheen Rahman QC – Law Pod UK
‘In Episode 102 Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Shaheen Rahman QC about Samira Ahmed’s decisive Employment Tribunal victory against the BBC.’
Law Pod UK, 3rd February 2020
Source: audioboom.com
Employment and Discrimination Newsletter – January 2020 – 3PB
‘Craig Ludlow edits 3PB’s latest Employment & Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Andrew MacPhail and Daniel Brown.’
3PB, 6th January 2020
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
Samira Ahmed takes BBC to court over equal pay – Daily Telegraph
‘Samira Ahmed will next week become the first BBC presenter to take corporation to court over claims of unequal pay. The veteran journalist and presenter of Radio 4’s Front Row programme will allege that she has been paid less than a male star doing a similar job in an employment tribunal due to begin on Monday.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Female banker whose boss repeatedly told her ‘not now, Stacey’ wins £4m sex discrimination claim – Daily Telegraph
‘A female banker whose boss demeaned her by repeatedly saying “not now, Stacey” has won a £4 million sex discrimination claim.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Morrisons faces women’s equal pay action – BBC News
‘Supermarket giant Morrisons is facing legal action by women who work in its stores and warehouses.’
BBC News, 14th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Workplace gender discrimination remains rife, survey finds – The Guardian
‘Gender discrimination in the workplace remains rife, with many young women experiencing sexual harassment, job insecurity and low pay compared with male peers, a survey has found.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
