Weekly issue 164

News in brief

There were two important developments for equal pay claimants last week

Company liability

Under the 1976 Race Relations Act (RRA), employers are liable for the acts of their employees (or agents) and are also liable if they knowingly “aid” an employee in carrying out an unlawful act

Market rates

To defend an equal pay claim, employers have to show that there is a material factor (or reason) that accounts for the difference in pay, and which has nothing to do with sex