Women no longer have to name comparator in equal pay grievances

A Court of Appeal ruling this week means that women no longer have to name a specific male employee as a comparator when filing an equal pay grievance. In the cases of Hurst v. Suffolk Mental Health Trust and Arnold and Others v. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, female healthcare workers, admin staff and cleaners claimed they should not have to name a specific male employee as a comparator when filing an equal pay grievance. The Court ruled in their favour.

It is believed that the ruli... (259 more words)

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