Employer's defences to Equal Pay claim- confusion over scope of employer's material factor defence

• Author:
• Tarlo Lyons

In Sharp v Caledonia Group Services Limited the appellant had her claim under the Equal Pay Act 1970 dismissed by an employment tribunal on the grounds that the employer had successfully showed that the difference in pay was due to a genuine material factor and was not based on sex. The employer argued that the reason the male comparator earned more than the appellant was because of "historical considerations" namely that the comparator had previously worked very closely as personal... (328 more words)

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