Women still have right to equal pay, says UK government, despite scrapping of EU law

Anneliese Dodds: ‘Women will wonder if the party that put these rights at risk can really be trusted to protect them.’ Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Shutterstock

Women will still have the right to receive equal pay for doing a similar job as their male counterparts, the government has insisted, despite the fact that an EU law guaranteeing the protection has been scrapped.

The legislation was intended to protect workers, including those whose jobs have been outsourced or who work in different locations.