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According to the *Equality Act of 2010, men and women working in the same job shall get the same compensation for similar or equally valuable work. Employees are considered to be in the same employment if they work for the same employer or a related one and are employed by the same establishment (or if one works at an establishment that incorporates the other's). Additionally, the enterprises must be ones where employees of the relevant type or those in general adhere to the terms and conditions of employment. According to the Equal Pay Act of 1970 (as amended), "like work" is defined as work that is substantially similar, meaning that any distinctions between a man's and a woman's work are not practically significant (see also Capper Pass Ltd v Lawton [1976] IRLR 366 (EAT)). According to Eaton Ltd. v. Nuttall [1977] IRLR 71 (EAT), work is evaluated as equivalent when the employer has conducted a study to assess his employees' occupations in terms of the ability, effort, and responsibility needed of them, and the woman's job is awarded the same grade as the man's. An employment tribunal appoints an impartial expert to assess the two positions to determine if they are equally valuable if the employer does not have a job-evaluation plan.
Even though the nature of the work they do differs, women are entitled to equal pay when the employer's job-grading system or the expert's report acknowledges that their jobs are just as demanding as men's. It is possible to contest an employer's job-evaluation system on the grounds that it discriminates (Case C-237/85 Rummler v. Dato-Druck Gmbh [1986] ECR 2101). Also see gender wage gap and equality clause. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 permits the creation of regulations requiring an employment tribunal to mandate equal pay audits for employers who have been found to have violated the legislation. According to regulations, if an employer violates an equal pay audit order, an employment tribunal may compel them to pay a fine of up to £5,000. Publication of audit results is not mandatory for firms. A Statutory Code of Practice on Equal Pay, produced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, may be used as evidence in any trial.
According to the *Equality Act of 2010, men and women working in the same job shall get the same compensation for similar or equally valuable work. Employees are considered to be in the same employment if they work for the same employer or a related one and are employed by the same establishment (or if one works at an establishment that incorporates the other's). Additionally, the enterprises must be ones where employees of the relevant type or those in general adhere to the terms and conditions of employment. According to the Equal Pay Act of 1970 (as amended), "like work" is defined as work that is substantially similar, meaning that any distinctions between a man's and a woman's work are not practically significant (see also Capper Pass Ltd v Lawton [1976] IRLR 366 (EAT)). According to Eaton Ltd. v. Nuttall [1977] IRLR 71 (EAT), work is evaluated as equivalent when the employer has conducted a study to assess his employees' occupations in terms of the ability, effort, and responsibility needed of them, and the woman's job is awarded the same grade as the man's. An employment tribunal appoints an impartial expert to assess the two positions to determine if they are equally valuable if the employer does not have a job-evaluation plan.
Even though the nature of the work they do differs, women are entitled to equal pay when the employer's job-grading system or the expert's report acknowledges that their jobs are just as demanding as men's. It is possible to contest an employer's job-evaluation system on the grounds that it discriminates (Case C-237/85 Rummler v. Dato-Druck Gmbh [1986] ECR 2101). Also see gender wage gap and equality clause. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act of 2013 permits the creation of regulations requiring an employment tribunal to mandate equal pay audits for employers who have been found to have violated the legislation. According to regulations, if an employer violates an equal pay audit order, an employment tribunal may compel them to pay a fine of up to £5,000. Publication of audit results is not mandatory for firms. A Statutory Code of Practice on Equal Pay, produced by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, may be used as evidence in any trial.
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