Legislative Framework
The Equality Act 2010 protects people from unlawful discrimination and harassment in employment, when seeking employment, or when engaged in occupations or activities related to work. It also gives women and men a right to equal pay for equal work. It requires that women and men and paid on equally favourable terms where they are employed in ‘like work’, ‘work related as equivalent’ or ‘work of equal value’.
In line with the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, NHS Golden Jubilee are to ensure we have due regards to the need to:
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Eliminate unfair, unjust or unlawful practices and other discrimination that impact on pay equality;
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Promote equality of opportunity and the principles of equal pay throughout the workforce; and
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Promote good relations between people sharing different protected characteristics in the implementation of equal pay.
