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Bullying & Equal
Pay
Did
you know there
is a direct link in many cases of equal pay issues with
bullying, harassment and/or victimisation?
It
may be used as another tool to bully an employee or
in some
cases, for making a complaint about being bullied.
Any
person who suffers from bullying should check whether they
are paid equally as, although legal remedy is difficult
in bullying cases, it is available in all situations for
equal pay. Which UK law would be applicable would depend
on the individual circumstances but this may give targets
one angle that can be used to good effect - and targets
need to grasp hold of anything that will help in their
fight!
From
research, the problem could affect 40% of people
who are bullied, yet many do not think about or
do not know how to find out if it affects them. Finding
out is now much easier since the introduction of the equal
pay questionnaire to find out a comparators pay and related
benefits, without having to make a tribunal claim. If there
is no problem, then you have lost nothing, but if there
is.....
The
pages in this section will help you work your way through
the process of an equal pay case. Broadly, the steps are
as follows:
- Identify
a suitable comparator
- Find
out if you are paid the same
- If
you are not, look at explanations could there be and
whether you are satisfied that this explains the difference
- If
you are not satisfied, make a formal complaint to your
employer via their grievance process
- If
you are still not satisfied or a grievance was not
possible, proceed to tribunal within the relevant
time limits.
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