Equal Pay Legislation

Lord Grade of Yarmouth Excerpts

Tuesday 10th March 2020 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Scott of Bybrook]

The issue about it helping is that certain women will not want to ask that question in case they will be at a disadvantage, because they will fear for their jobs and their relationships with their fellow colleagues. Therefore, we need to know from employees and employers what is the best way to make sure that people get equal pay in this country.

[Lord Grade of Yarmouth (Con)]

Does my noble friend accept that, if we are to have pay comparisons, it could work the other way round? If somebody is doing the same job as me and is paid a lot more, perhaps their pay should come down rather than mine go up.

[Baroness Scott of Bybrook]

I am sure my noble friend is correct; it probably could.