Tag: equal pay

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16 November 2015

UK: Government proposed reforms - equal pay, diversity, picketing and employment agencies

Consultation over the Government's plan to require larger companies to publish pay information showing whether there is a gender pay gap closed in …

06 August 2015

UK: Consultation on gender pay reporting requirements

The Government Equalities Office has published an initial consultation paper on the proposal to require companies to publish pay information to show …

08 July 2015

UK: Government announcements - consultation on gender pay gap reporting imminent, tribunal fee review and delay to new tax-free childcare scheme

The Government has committed in legislation to make regulations by March 2016 for mandatory gender pay reporting for larger employers, but the relevant …

09 June 2015

UK: Employment law proposals in Queen's Speech

The Queen's Speech on 27 May included a number of employment law reforms: Unionised employers will welcome proposals to require a higher turnout of …

08 April 2015

UK: Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 - mandatory gender pay gap reports and zero hours contracts

The Small Business Enterprise and Employment Bill also received Royal Assent on 26 March, though commencement orders will be needed to bring the …

06 October 2014

UK: Key employment law changes in force 1 October 2014

Employment tribunals now have the power to order an employer who has breached equal pay law to carry out an equal pay audit and publish the audit on …

17 July 2014

UK: Equal pay audits - draft regulations published for implementation on 1 October 2014

The Government has published its response to last year's consultation on the proposal to require tribunals to order equal pay audits where …

10 July 2013

UK: Equal pay - comparators at different establishments permitted, even if jobs could not exist at claimant's worksite

The Supreme Court has ruled that employees can bring an equal pay claim based on comparators working at a different location but employed by the same …

14 June 2013

UK: Employment law reform - timetable for tribunal reform, Queen's speech, DBS certificates, consultation on equal pay audits

The Government has confirmed that revised employment tribunal rules and fees for employment tribunal claims will apply from 29 July 2013. The new rules …

07 November 2012

UK: Equal pay: out of time tribunal claims can proceed in the High Court

Employers could face a substantial increase in historic equal pay claims.  The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal's decision that …

07 November 2012

UK: BIS reforms - removal of statutory questionnaires and third party harassment provisions

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has been amended to reflect the Government's plans to repeal the provisions in the Equality Act 2010 relating …

28 September 2012

UK: New resources - August/September 2012

Free internet resource on equal pay launched by the former lead on equal pay issues at EHRC and EOC.