Equal Pay Act

The Equal Pay Act 1970 (EPA) covers men and women of any age and gives an individual a right to the same contractual pay and benefits as a person of the opposite sex in the same employment, where the man and the woman are doing:

• Like work; or
• Work rated as equivalent under an analytical job evaluation study; or
• Work that is proved to be of equal value.

The employer does not have to provide the same pay and benefits if it can prove that the difference is genuinely due to a reason other than one related to sex.