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'Inherently discriminatory' | Woman denied pay rise because husband earned 'more than enough'

Woman denied pay rise because husband earned 'more than enough'

A female manager’s pay rise request was rejected because bosses felt her husband’s salary was “more than enough”, a tribunal has heard.

Jiang Ping was told by a director that her husband’s high earnings were enough to offset her own salary, after asking bosses at James Durrans & Sons for a raise.

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