This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Make it illegal to pay women less than men.
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Make it illegal to pay women less than men.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. It's already against the law for employers to pay women less than men for doing the same work. You can find out more about what the law says about equal pay here:
https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/advice-and-guidance/equal-pay-equal-work-what-law-says
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
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