Working Brief Act enshrines the right to equal pay

Belfast Telegraph;  February 17, 2003 ;     363 words ......22 compared with [Pound]12.59 for men. Equal pay is still an issue in the workplace today. Equal pay law is meant to ensure women and men in...holiday pay, sick pay, bonuses and shift pay. Equal pay law is set out in the Equal Pay Act 1970...

Hewitt announces winners of Equal Pay Awards.

M2 Presswire;  October 29, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Government: Hewitt announces winners of Equal Pay Awards (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...Patricia Hewitt presents first ever Equal Pay Awards Trade and Industry Secretary and...recognise employers' efforts to promote equal pay and opportunities in the workplace. The...

States Moving Equal Pay Legislation; Equal Pay Bills Move Toward Passage...

U.S. Newswire;  April 2, 2001 ;     476 words ...WASHINGTON, April 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As "Equal Pay Day" approaches on Tuesday, April 3...of the most successful years for state equal pay legislation in decades. Just over the past few weeks, legislation promoting equal pay for women and people of color has moved...

Behind the scenes Thirty years ago yesterday the Equal Pay Act received...

Evening Standard - London;  May 30, 2000 ;     437 words ...MOST experts would agree, the 1970 Equal Pay Act has been cumbersome and unwieldy...and speech therapists who struggled for equal pay and emerged (often years later) victorious...basis. The problem is that Britain's equal pay laws are among the most complex, and...

Equal pay funding welcomed by unions.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  September 27, 2008 ;     277 words ......pounds 455m for councils to deal with equal pay for thousands of women workers. Local...their long-term commitments to achieving equal pay. Mr Healey gave the green light to 34 councils to raise the money to meet equal pay liabilities, either by borrowing against...

Introduction of equal pay questionnaires.

M2 Presswire;  November 8, 2001 ;     470 words ......November 2001-UK Government: Introduction of equal pay questionnaires (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...08112001 Measures to simplify and speed up equal pay tribunals were announced as part of the...Employment Bill which was published today. An equal pay questionnaire will help in the ...

Campaign starts on equal pay act

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 18, 1999 ;     315 words ......women what they cared about most, and equal pay topped the list. Now, says Karen Nussbaum...today, will discuss a new campaign for equal pay, including legislation introduced this...states. "This campaign means more to equal pay than anything since the passage of the...

GOV. BLAGOJEVICH PROCLAIMS EQUAL PAY DAY IN ILLINOIS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ......today proclaimed April 25 as Illinois Equal Pay Day to highlight the state's law that...proclamation in conjunction with National Equal Pay Day to heighten awareness of gender-based...That's the law in Illinois. By signing the Equal Pay Act of 2003, we made a big step toward...

Survey shows employers not taking equal pay seriously; Croner survey backs...

M2 Presswire;  January 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Survey shows employers not taking equal pay seriously; Croner survey backs government measures to speed up equal pay tribunal process(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...reducing the time taken to resolve equal pay tribunals, a new survey has shown...

More support for Councils to deliver equal pay.

M2 Presswire;  February 6, 2008 ;     700+ words ......More support for Councils to deliver equal pay(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...further support for councils implementing equal pay in a move to speed up the process. John...continue to support councils to meet their equal pay obligations through a further equal ...

7000 WOMEN IN EQUAL PAY FIGHT WITH COUNCIL

Evening Times;  June 20, 2005 ;     390 words ......chiefs in Glasgow face legal action in an equal pay row involving 7000 women workers. Another...the city council. And if the claim for equal pay is not met within 28 days, the union...tribunal. Although it's 30 years since the Equal Pay Act became law, the union argues that...

Proponents of equal pay unbalanced? Women's earnings continue to divide...

Insight on the News;  May 17, 1999 ;     553 words ......cents? buttons to work recently in honor of Equal Pay Day don't have their facts straight, according...debate over whether women have made gains toward equal pay still rages. In honor of Equal Pay Day, President Clinton and first lady Hillary...

Equal pay? No, not yet

The Independent - London;  April 2, 1997 ;     700+ words ...The principle of equal pay in Europe dates back to the Treaty...that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work". It was 1975 before...under a statutory duty to keep the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts under review...

What we have to do to ensure equal pay for women; The Women & Work...

The Birmingham Post (England);  March 9, 2006 ;     351 words ......legislation saying employees should receive equal pay for work of equal value the law is blatantly...nearly enough. The only way to achieve equal pay for women is for pay audits to be made...the root cause of unfair pay and ensure equal pay for work of equal value becomes a reality...

GOV. BLAGOJEVICH ANNOUNCES STATE'S FIRST COURT VICTORY FOR EQUAL PAY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 4, 2008 ;     628 words ......today that Illinois has won its first Equal Pay Act case in court resulting in thousands...employee, making this the State's first equal pay case won in court since the law went...and unfair," said Gov. Blagojevich. The Equal Pay Act complaint was filed by a female clerk...