| 释义 |
equality clause
A clause in a contract of employment stipulating that if a woman is employed on similar work to that of a man in the same employment, or on work rated as equivalent or of equal value to his, then the terms of her contract (including, but not restricted to, pay) must place her in no less favourable a position than the man. A contract not containing such a clause (either directly or as a result of some collective agreement) is deemed to include one by virtue of the Equality Act 2010: see Hayward v Cammell Laird Shipbuilders Limited (No 2) [1988] IRLR 257 (HL) and Degnan and others v Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council [2005] EWCA Civ 726 on the application and limitation of the above clauses. See also equal pay; gender pay gap; sex discrimination. |