Equal Pay Claim

Equal Pay Claim

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Details

Location

Belfast

Year

1989

Date

Production 09/06/1989

Length

02min 29sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam SP

colour

Source

Digitised as part of the BFI Heritage 2022 project.

Courtesy

British Film Institute, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

A report on the success of Sandra Winton's tribunal case against Northern Ireland Electricity. Winton was a clerical mains record assistant and earned £2,000 less than industrial workers at Northern Ireland Electricity doing the same job. Clerical workers were largely female, while Industrial workers were mainly male. This inequality continued throughout employment at the company.

The Tribunal found under the principle of Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value that Winton was due several thousand pounds in back pay and an increased salary. It took five years to win the case. Winton's colleagues are also embarking on similar claims and are confident they will win as she has set the groundwork.

Winton is humble about her achievement and efforts, and expresses solidarity with her co-workers: "if they're happy then I'm happy."

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.
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