I've been very lucky to work with Luke Menzies from Menzies Law on equal pay.  We've spent many an hour on the way to one of our clients discussing the issues and pitfalls in equal pay and how we can help our clients avoid them.  Luke did a really good blog on how using Market Rates as a justification can still get you into trouble, and so (with his permission) I have used it here as part of this series of blogs.

Blog: Top 10 pitfalls in Market Rate equal pay justifications - Menzies Law

Have a read of the blog and see what you could be doing wrong.

I can't emphasise enough; source your market data carefully, use it cautiously, get it regularly reviewed and keep it as evidence. 

if you are in any doubt about your equal pay practices, or if you think you might need an audit, give us a call and we'll happily talk you through it.