‘Morrisons is the latest major supermarket group to be challenged over equal pay for its shop floor workers in a claim which could cost the retailer an estimated £1bn if successful. The law firm Leigh Day said it was seeking compensation for shop workers – predominantly women – who believe they are paid less than the mostly male workers in Morrisons’ warehouses.’
The Guardian, 11th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hundreds of British companies will face legal action after failing to comply with a new requirement to report the pay gap between male and female staff, Britain’s equality watchdog has revealed.’
Rights Info, 10th May 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Hundreds of companies face legal action after failing to meet an extended deadline to report their gender pay gap, Britain’s equality watchdog said.’
BBC News, 10th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Next is facing a demand for up to £30m in back pay from thousands of mainly female shop-floor staff in the first major equal pay claim against a fashion retailer. More than 300 workers have registered to participate in a claim that was filed at the conciliation service Acas on Wednesday. They say they are paid £7.50 an hour or an average £2 an hour less than mainly male warehouse workers who they view as doing work of equal value. The warehouse staff also have access to more lucrative bonuses.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This June, it will have been 50 years since sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham plant halted production, walked out and transformed the lives of working women forever.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Tesco is facing what may turn out to be Britain’s largest ever equal pay claim, which could cost the supermarket giant up to £4bn. Leigh Day, the law firm acting on behalf of those bringing the claim, said that the underpayment of workers could apply to more than 200,000 Tesco employees. Estimated pay shortfalls could be as high as £20,000.’
The Independent, 7th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The latest hearing in the UK’s largest ever private sector equal pay claim is due to kick off on Wednesday, in a case that could eventually see around 15,000 predominantly female Asda workers recovering well over £100m in pay.’
The Independent, 10th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Robin Allen QC and Anna Beale consider the latest case on indirect discrimination and ask the pressing question: are equal pay cases suddenly significantly easier for Claimants?’
Cloisters, 5th April 2017
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘Experts, including employment lawyers, HR professionals and campaigners, are warning that the Government’s new rules on gender pay reporting won’t do enough to tackle considerable financial inequality still overshadowing a multitude of industries.’
The Independent, 5th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Large UK employers will begin publishing their gender pay gaps over the coming months, based on the pay which their employees receive within the pay period in which today’s date falls.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The naming and shaming of employers is welcome, but the fight for equal pay for women has just begun’
The Guardian, 2nd April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘New disclosure rules and more free childcare are to be welcomed, but the government must do more to ensure women earn the same as men.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Naeem v Secretary of State for Justice [2015] EWCA Civ 1264; [2015] WLR (D) 517
‘In a claim under section 19 of the Equality Act 2010 for indirect discrimination, based on a system of pay relating to length of service, once the claimant had shown that use of the particular provision, criterion or practice, namely the length of service criterion, had lead to a disparity in pay, it was permissible to consider the reason for the disparity complained of in the sense of the factors which had caused it to occur.’
WLR Daily, 9th December 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Jessica Smeaton looks at the government’s new consultation paper and the impact on large employers.’
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No. 5 Chambers, 25th August 2015
Source: www.no5.com
‘Clive Anderson and a panel of senior legal experts discuss the apparent failure of the 1970 Equal Pay Act to bridge the gender pay gap.’
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BBC Unreliable Evidence, 13th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Eighteen men unhappy at being paid less than their female colleagues have won an equal pay claim against a university.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
’26 men are suing a Welsh university over allegations that they have been victims of sexual discrimination in the work place and received unequal pay to their female counterparts.’
The Independent, 18th April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Female lawyers receive just 68 per cent of male lawyers’ total remuneration, while the average bonus given to a woman equals just half that of men’s bonuses, research by recruiter Laurence Simons has revealed.”
The Lawyer, 10th October 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Fatim Kurji considers the meaning of ‘same employment’ within the Equal Pay legislation.”
No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013
Source: www.no5.com
South Lanarkshire Council v Scottish Information Commissioner [2013] UKSC 55; [2013] WLR (D) 307
“Whether processing personal data was ‘necessary’ within the meaning of condition 6 in Schedule 2 to the Data Protection Act 1998 was to be determined as part of the proportionality test established in European Union law so that a measure which interfered with a right protected by such law had to be the least restrictive for the achievement of a legitimate aim.”
WLR Daily, 29th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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