Equal Pay for Women after the Employment Contracts Act: Legislation and Practice - the Emperor with No Clothes?

Abstract

This paper outlines the changes to the Equal Pay Act 1972 and other relevant legislation made at the time of the passage of the Employment Contracts Act and discusses what meaning and coverage remains. It suggests that the legal uncertainties and accentuation, in the current economic and industrial relations climate, of previous difficulties in using the legislation render it almost useless.