EQUAL PAY ACT, THE


Meaning of EQUAL PAY ACT, THE in English

ˌEqual ˈPay Act, the BrE AmE

a law in the UK, passed in 1970, which says that men and women should get equal pay for doing the same work, and should have the same conditions of employment. It can be difficult to prove that someone is being paid unfairly, and women still usually earn less than men.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.