The Equal Opportunities Commission was ‘wrong' to call for a moratorium on equal pay, according to Unison and the GMB. Despite welcoming outgoing EOC chief executive Jenny Watson's statement highlighting the ‘explosion' of equal pay cases being brought by no-win, no-fee lawyers, the unions said a moratorium was not the right way to bring about change or equal pay. ‘Women have legal rights under EU and UK law that must be respected. Some employers will use a moratorium cynically to starve off claims indefinitely to stop progress to pay equity,' said Unison director of organising and membership, Bronwyn McKenna.
