98 Power to provide for equal pay audits

Equal pay audits

98  Power to provide for equal pay audits

(1)     The Equality Act 2010 is amended as follows.

(2)     After section 139 insert—

“139A Equal pay audits

(1)     Regulations may make provision requiring an employment tribunal to order the respondent to carry out an equal pay audit in any case where the tribunal finds that there has been an equal pay breach.

(2)     An equal pay breach is—

(a)     a breach of an equality clause, or

(b)     a contravention in relation to pay of section 39(2), 49(6) or 50(6), so far as relating to sex discrimination.

(3)     An equal pay audit is an audit designed to identify action to be taken to avoid equal pay breaches occurring or continuing.

(4)     The regulations may make

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