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<p>The need to pay men and women equally for the same work has been required by statute
for nearly 50 years, and we expect employers in the private sector to comply with
equal pay law.</p><p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has a Statutory
Code of Practice on Equal Pay, and provides extensive advice guidance on its website
to ensure employers know what is required to comply with the law. The EHRC and the
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) also provide guidance to help
individuals understand their rights and take action if they believe that they are
being discriminated against in the pay they receive.</p><p>Employees who are concerned
that they may not be being paid fairly can seek authoritative and free advice from
Acas, before deciding whether to bring a claim before an Employment Tribunal. Where
an employer is found to have breached equal pay law, an Employment Tribunal can order
it to carry out an equal pay audit.</p><p>Our requirement for all larger employers
to publish their gender pay gap is helping to increase transparency of all the factors
underlying the endemic differences in pay between men and women.</p>
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