What employers need to know about equal pay

Asda recently hit the headlines after 9,500 female store workers claimed they were paid less than male warehouse workers.

In the modern workplace, where sex or gender should be inconsequential to an employee’s opportunities, equality in pay is an issue that cannot be ignored.

Speaking to HR Grapevine, Kate Palmer, Assistant Head of Advisory at Peninsula, says that job roles don’t always have to be the same to be considered for equal pay. She gave three examples:

“Like work - the same or broadly similar work where any differences are not of practical importance.