Equal job, equal pay

[mrefc]

I am a male who works for a multi-national company who supply automotive paint to car manufacturers. Last October I was being made redundant from one site due to the business climate. I was offered another position within the company at a different site. Although the pay wasnt what i wanted, i had to accept otherwise i would have ended up on the dole.

Once i started working there i found out the previous person - male - in my new job had been promoted so i had his old job. Therefore you would expect the same pay. Not the case. I also found out that my opposite - also male - on the other shift who has the same title, same roles and resposibilities as me is being paid �4k more. I have today been told by my boss that i am not entitled to a bonus as its not in my contract. However, my opposite gets a bonus and the other 4 members of my team get a bonus.

Where do i stand in all of this as i feel it is discrimination against me in the law of equal job, equal pay.

[mystress]

Hi mrefc,

Wages,despite years of goverment legislation,have and will always remain a minefield.Can I just point out a few things?

1.Your employer will probably ask why you took the "new" job if the salary was lower than before(if it was) or if you were not happy with the rate.If you say "to keep me off of the dole" they will say "well, you are off of the dole,what are you moaning about"

2.They can wangle their way out of the fact that the guy doing the same job gets more than you(on the other shift)by saying he has been given loyalty bonuses,which while they appear in his hourly rate, that his hourly rate is the same as yours withou these bonuses.This is splitting hairs,but employers love to split hairs.

What complicates matters is,that you worked on another site,and the agreements of the site you are now on may not apply to people transferring?In other words(technically) you are considered to be covered by the agreements for your previous site.

Do you have a Trades Union(I don't think so from your post) but if you do, try and get them involved.

[icklepickle]

Go to the acas website www.acas.org.uk they will be able to help with the technicalities of your problem. or to the citizens advice.

[thugulike]

Equal pay is about gender difference and the comparators you used are all male.