C1Part 5Work
Chapter 3Equality of terms
Sex equality
65Equal work
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.
Pt. 5 applied (1.8.2011) by the Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1771), regs. 3-5