School catering assistants did work which had been valued equally with that of men, but their jobs had been contracted out to direct service companies who paid them less.
Held: Market pressure which required the payment of lower wages to women was a ‘material factor’ and the worse treatment did not arise from a difference of sex. The applicant had to show that the full terms of comparitors were the same. Mere similarity was insufficient.
Citations:
Times 11-May-1994, Independent 11-May-1994
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – North Yorkshire County Council v Ratcliffe and others EAT 21-Jan-1993
School catering assistants claimed equal pay under the Act. Their work had been valued as equal to that of men, but following a contracting out procedure, they earned less than men.
Held: The Council had failed to show that the difference was . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Ratcliffe and Others v North Yorkshire County Council HL 7-Jul-1995
Three school dinner ladies had been employed by the Council at National Rates of pay and conditions. Their work which was almost exclusively carried out by females had been rated as of equal value to that of men employed by the council at various . .
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Discrimination
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.78615
