The Commission today called for radical reform of the 1975 Equal Pay Act. Nicola Brewer, the Commission's Chief Executive, said the Act was 'no longer fit for purpose'.
Britain's outdated equal pay laws are almost exclusively reliant on individual women bringing lengthy and costly tribunal cases when they experience discrimination - a system that delivers more conflict than change.
At a time when the tribunal system is straining under a massive almost 500 percent rise in equal pay claims over the last four years, the limits of a so-called 'complaints led' approach - as opposed to one that puts more onus on employers to ensure their pay systems are transparent and fair - are increasingly obvious.
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