Discrimination in Employment
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Discrimination in Employment Revision Equal Pay Equal Pay Act passed in 1970. This implemented the European principle of Equal pay contained in Treaty of Rome Article 119 (now 141) and sets out a broad definition of pay. Although the EPA is limited in application in that the comparison is between a man and a woman presently employed by the same employer, Article 119 of the Treaty of Rome which requires 'equal pay for identical work' between the sexes confers a similar right to every worker in the Common Market. * Equality clause - By virtue of s1 (1) the equality clause is an implied term in every contract of employment. If Sharon is successful in her claim for equal pay, the equality clause will be activated. This means that any term less favourable in her contract than that of the comparators becomes as favourable and any term not included in her contract that is Phil's...

