Miss P Maddox v Made Architecture Ltd (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2025] UKET 6022557/2024 (10 July 2025)

Miss P Maddox v Made Architecture Ltd (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2025] UKET 6022557/2024 (10 July 2025)

The tribunal found that the claimant performed like work to her male comparator and that the respondent failed to prove a material factor defence unrelated to gender, thus breaching the Equal Pay Act.

Citation
[2025] UKET 6022557/2024
Parties
Claimant: Miss P Maddox; Respondent: Made Architecture Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
10 July 2025
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Equal Pay, Discrimination

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Parties

Miss P Maddox

Claimant

Made Architecture 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 performed like work to her male comparator and that the respondent failed to prove a material factor defence unrelated to gender, thus breaching the Equal Pay Act.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondent to pay arrears of pay to the claimant
  • Respondent to ensure future pay equality