Equal Pay Act 1972

General provisions - Powers of Inspectors and procedure and jurisdiction of Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court

18B: Powers of Inspectors

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"What inspectors can do to help make sure everyone gets equal pay"

As an Inspector, you have certain powers to help with the Equal Pay Act 1972. You get these powers from the Act itself, but you also have powers from the Employment Relations Act 2000. This means you can do things that are allowed under both the Equal Pay Act and the Employment Relations Act. You can use these powers to help make sure the Equal Pay Act is followed.

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18A: Proceedings by Labour Inspector or employee concerned for penalty, or

"What to do if someone doesn't follow the Equal Pay Act: taking action for a penalty"

18C: Procedure and jurisdiction of Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court, or

"How the Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court work to help with equal pay problems."

Part 5General provisions
Powers of Inspectors and procedure and jurisdiction of Employment Relations Authority and Employment Court

18BPowers of Inspectors

For the purposes of this Act, every Inspector has, in addition to any powers conferred by this Act, all the powers that the Inspector has under the Employment Relations Act 2000.

Notes

Section 18B: inserted, on 6 November 2020, by section 23 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).