Sex Discrimination & Equal Pay Rights
It is unlawful for your employer to treat you differently from others because of your sex, because you are married or because you are having or have had a gender reassignment.
Examples include:
- Direct discrimination - eg sacking a woman because she is pregnant, promoting someone because they are single etc
- Indirect discrimination - you are put at a disadvantage due to certain working practices or rules eg refusal to appoint part time workers without a good reason
- Harassment - behaving in an offensive manner eg sexual remarks or gestures, display of material of a sexual nature etc
- Victimisation - treating you unfairly for making a complaint about discrimination eg exclusion, unfair disciplinary procedures etc
Furthermore, the 1970 Equal Pay Act makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate between men and women in terms of their pay or conditions where they are doing the same or similar work, work of the same value or work rated as equivalent in a job evaluation study by the employer.
You can apply to an Employment Tribunal provided it is within 3 months of the sex discrimination taking place or 6 months if it relates to equal pay rights.
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