Overview

One of the key factors affecting employee motivation and relationships at work is pay. The Equal Pay Act 1970, as amended, covers all contractual terms and conditions. In order to be an effective organisation, it is important to understand your legal requirements and develop pay arrangements that are right for your organisation and which reward your employees fairly.

Providing equal pay for equal work is central to the concept of rewarding your employees for the work that they do. This is determined by ensuring that the pay systems are transparent and easy to understand. An equal pay policy will help set out your commitment to reviewing existing systems, investigate the causes for any pay gap and identify a programme of actions.

The link under Related sites provides an introduction to the Equal Pay Review Kit developed by the old Equal Opportunities Commission.