Should a shelf stacker be paid the same as a warehouse operative? Equal pay claims are the ones employers dread the most!

High street retailer Next are the latest in a long line of employers to lose sex discrimination claims for equal pay. The judgement will cost them tens of millions of pounds in back pay and increased wages. Most people we speak to imagine equal pay claims to be one individual claiming another is paid moreContinue reading “Should a shelf stacker be paid the same as a warehouse operative? Equal pay claims are the ones employers dread the most!”

What is the difference between Equal Pay and the Gender Pay Gap?

The BBC has been in the news several times in recent years for failing to follow the requirements regarding equal pay, resulting in claims against them from female presenters and other employees. The recent judgement in their favour, and the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act of 1970 makes it a fitting subject forContinue reading “What is the difference between Equal Pay and the Gender Pay Gap?”