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Clarifying pay equality: no need to specify salary decision-maker for material factor defence

By Claire Maclean and Elouisa Crichton
November 11, 2024
  • Discrimination
  • Employment contracts
  • Equal pay
  • Equality Act
  • Gender pay gap reporting
  • Sex discrimination
  • Tribunal claims
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Claire Maclean

About Claire Maclean

Claire is experienced in advising employer clients in the public and private sectors on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. Her expertise ranges from providing practical and commercial advice on all day-to-day HR queries to providing strategic advice on complex business reorganizations, redundancies and TUPE transfers. Claire has considerable experience in advising clients on all aspects of TUPE transfers, whether business transfers or changes in service provider.

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Elouisa Crichton

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