NASUWT Representatives

Equal Paywww.nasuwt.org.ukSchool governors must abide by the requirements of equal paywhich is now contained within the Equality Act 2010, pt 5, ch 3,which is headed ‘Equality of Terms’ and largely replicates theEqual Pay Act 1970.School governing bodies also have a written pay policy thatensures that similar posts carrying similar levels of responsibilityare rewarded equally and all staff are treated equitably. TheNASUWT has published a model policy agreed by the majorityof teacher unions and the DfE.The union representative does have the right to requestinformation necessary to monitor the effects of pay andemployment practices. The NASUWT Representative shouldknow the school salary structure.A complainant could refer to a similar post in another LA schoolas a comparator.NASUWT Representatives should refer any case of suspectedpay discrimination to their Local Association Secretary who willrefer the case as appropriate. An equal pay questionnaire tohelp assess a claim is available from Negotiating Secretaries orNASUWT Headquarters.67For advice and help ˚ Local Association ˚ Regional Centre ˚ National Executive