the Equal Pay Act
/ði ˌiːkwəl ˈpeɪ ækt/
/ði ˌiːkwəl ˈpeɪ ækt/
- a British law of 1970 which said that men and women should receive the same pay for the same work or work of equal value. It was replaced by the Equality Act of 2010.
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