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>The employment rights legislation we have at the moment literally abolishes the market for labour - the final decision as to if your salary is "fair" is made b
by rcxdude 1mo ago
>The employment rights legislation we have at the moment literally abolishes the market for labour - the final decision as to if your salary is "fair" is made by a judge.
Can you explain this? I can't find anything on this from a quick google. Employment rights act seems to say very little about salary beyond the minimum wage.
- mhh__ 1mo agohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0817jd9dqo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0817jd9dqo The judge decided that, despite prices suggesting otherwise, the two types of labour here were the same.
- rcxdude 1mo agoAh, I see, an argument that there was gender discrimination in pay for 'equal value' jobs despite the actual job being different. I agree this decision seems like a bit of a strange reach, but it's far from saying it abolishes the market for labor entirely. (Also, this is more part of the Equality Act, a piece of legislation that is in pretty dire need of redrafting for a bunch of other reasons, as opposed to the Employment Rights Act)
- graemep 1mo agoThat has nothing to with the recent legislation referred to in the article. The principle (which I disagree with BTW) has been part of equality law for decades.
- mhh__ 1mo agoWhy are these cases only happening now? The article is clearly talking about the wider principle anywwy
- graemep 1mo agoThe cases have been happening for decades. I recall studying one in the early 90s so it probably happened in the 80s. I think the article lacks evidence that anything has changed recently.