Equal Pay Questionnaires and Data Protection: Avoid Breaching the Data Protection laws

Employers seeking to protect themselves against claims for sex discrimination by completing equal pay questionnaires submitted by employees risk breaching the Data Protection Act (DPA), says Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, leading commercial law firm.

Employees who suspect that they may have a claim under the Equal Pay Act 1970 can now submit a questionnaire to their employer requesting information on the pay of a comparable colleague, either by name or by job title.




However, information o... (264 more words)

Member login

If you are a member of the Workplace Law
Network, please enter your details below

My email address
My password
Keep me logged in:
	I've forgotten my password

Protecting your data

We take data protection very seriously. We will never share your data with third parties. We process data in accordance with: the Data Protection Act 1998; the 11th edition of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Marketing Practice; and the DMA Direct Marketing Code of Practice.