Leverton v. Clwyd County Council, 15 December 1988.
The appellant charged the Council with sex discrimination in violation of Section 1(2)(c) of the Equal Pay Act 1970 because she was paid less than men working for the Council in comparable jobs under the same collective agreement.  The House of Lords of the UK held that, although the appellant was paid less than the men working in comparable jobs, the variation in pay was due to a material factor other than sex, i.e., the men worked longer hours and had fewer holidays.  It noted that, on an hourly basis, her wages were comparable to those of the men and, thus, concluded that the difference came within the exception of Section 1(3) of the Act, which allows variations in pay due to material factors other than sex.
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