One woman's fight (and win) regarding equal pay

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Thought I'd share this bit of good news from my local area. www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19341605.fitness-instructor-wins-tribunal-paid-less-men/

It’s fantastic that she brought the case and won but sad in this day and age that she needed to do so.

This is great news for her! Ridiculous she had to go to a tribunal.

''when she was covering classes for male instructors, she would receive the lower rate, however when men were covering her, they would continue to be paid the higher rate.''

Just putting that here for the naysayers.

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It’s fantastic that she brought the case and won but sad in this day and age that she needed to do so.

Yes, exactly.

Yes, it's very sad that she had to bring this case at all, but well done to her for fighting it on her own.

Good for her. Bloody depressing that even when females make up the majority of employees they are still paid less than their male counterparts.

She represented herself, too, with no solicitor.

Well done that woman! Fantastic.

Well done that woman. How did her employer ever think that would stand? I wonder is it an industry wide phenomenon?

Bloody well done, Maxine!

Brave and principled.

She's a fantastic role model.

Has the company's reason for paying different rates been reported anywhere? I assume that, since it got as far as court, they must have had to put forward an argument for why they thought it acceptable?

It clearly wasn't a valid reason, but I'd be interested to know their thought process.

Hurrah and well done her for representing herself 💪
Yeah I'd love to know what the company's excuse was too.