Length of service justifies pay differentials

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  Cadman v Health and Safety Executive [2006] IRLR 969 ECJ (2 other reports)

  • Equal pay: case law update

    Date:

    2 March 2007

    This article looks at some of the significant judgments in the area of equal pay over the past year and their implications.

  • Equal pay: Length of service criterion need not be specifically justified

    Date:

    15 December 2006

    In Cadman v Health and Safety Executive Case C-1705 ECJ, the European Court of Justice held that it is not necessary for an employer to justify use of length of service as a criterion for determining the pay of workers doing work of equal value unless a worker provides evidence that raises serious doubts as to its appropriateness as a basis for determining pay.