Enforce the equal pay act now! Sign now for action to be taken on this issue.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The Equal pay act 1970 has been around for 36 years there is still no equality within gender pay.
Why are men paid more? Are they more qualified? Are they better at their job? No! This is illegal discrimination against women.

We want the law enforced so that when companies breech this act they receive a sanction, in the same way if a company was racist to a member of staff there would be a consequence for that action.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The enforcement of laws is the responsibility of the courts, which are independent of both Government and Parliament.

You could start a new petition asking Parliament to change the law, to provide for additional penalties for employers who breach the law.

Timeline

1 Mar 2016	Petition opened for signatures
21 Mar 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Mar 2016

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