Miss M Matthews v Arysta LifeScience GB Ltd (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2020] UKET 1306311/2019 (26 May 2020)

Miss M Matthews v Arysta LifeScience GB Ltd (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2020] UKET 1306311/2019 (26 May 2020)

The tribunal found that the claimant was not paid equally for equal work and that the respondent failed to provide a material factor defence unrelated to gender.

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Citation
[2020] UKET 1306311/2019
Parties
Claimant: Miss M Matthews; Respondent: Arysta LifeScience GB Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
26 May 2020
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Equal Pay, Discrimination
Employment Law Equal Pay Discrimination

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Parties

Miss M Matthews

Claimant

Arysta LifeScience GB Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimant received equal pay for equal work under the Equal Pay Act

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the claimant was not paid equally for equal work and that the respondent failed to provide a material factor defence unrelated to gender.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondent to pay the claimant arrears of pay to remedy the breach of the Equal Pay Act