Brexit Threatens Equal Pay Protections, U.K. Women's Groups Fear
- Government could rewrite or repeal EU worker protections
- Gender discrimination awards, comparable work seen as targets
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Women won a record number of seats in the U.K. parliamentary election in June, but women’s groups fear Britain’s planned departure from the European Union could roll back decades of other meaningful advances for working women.
After Brexit, the U.K. won’t have to adhere to the EU’s minimum standards for worker protections, many of which are stronger than member countries might enact on their own. The EU also gives workers the right to appeal cases and claims to the European Court of Justice, the highest authority when it comes to interpreting EU law and its application.