Separate collective agreements as defence

This report relates to 1 case(s)

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  British Road Services Ltd v Loughran [1997] IRLR 92 NICA (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: Separate collective bargaining defence rejected

    Date:

    15 March 1997

    In British Road Services v Loughran, the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal considers the circumstances in which separate pay structures based on different collective bargaining arrangements can constitute a "genuine material factor" defence to an equal pay claim.