Miss M Wallace v Forth Valley Health Board (Scotland : Equal Pay Act) [2017] UKET 103315/2007 (9 March 2017)

Miss M Wallace v Forth Valley Health Board (Scotland : Equal Pay Act) [2017] UKET 103315/2007 (9 March 2017)

The tribunal found that the claimant was paid less than a male comparator for equal work and that the respondent failed to provide a valid material factor defence, constituting a breach of the Equal Pay Act.

Citation
[2017] UKET 103315/2007
Parties
Claimant: Miss M Wallace; Respondent: Forth Valley Health Board
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
09 March 2017
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Equal Pay, Discrimination
Employment Law Equal Pay Discrimination

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Parties

Miss M Wallace

Claimant

Forth Valley Health Board

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the claimant was paid less than a male comparator for equal work contrary to the Equal Pay Act

Ratio Decidendi

The tribunal found that the claimant was paid less than a male comparator for equal work and that the respondent failed to provide a valid material factor defence, constituting a breach of the Equal Pay Act.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

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