Section 65 — Equality Act 2010: Equal work

Equal work 65 1 For the purposes of this Chapter, A's work is equal to that of B if it is—

a like B's work, b rated as equivalent to B's work, or c of equal value to B's work.

2 A's work is like B's work if—

a A's work and B's work are the same or broadly similar, and b such differences as there are between their work are not of practical importance in relation to the terms of their work.

3 So on a comparison of one person's work with another's for the purposes of subsection (2), it is necessary to have regard to—

a the frequency with which differences between their work occur in practice, and b the nature and extent of the differences.

4 A's work is rated as equivalent to B's work if a job evaluation study—

a gives an equal value to A's job and B's job in terms of the demands made on a worker, or b would give an equal value to A's job and B's job in those terms were the evaluation not made on a sex-specific system.

5 A system is sex-specific if, for the purposes of one or more of the demands made on a worker, it sets values for men different from those it sets for women.

6 A's work is of equal value to B's work if it is—

a neither like B's work nor rated as equivalent to B's work, but b nevertheless equal to B's work in terms of the demands made on A by reference to factors such as effort, skill and decision-making.