The case was referred to the ECJ as case C-320/00 - see notes at Lawrence & ors v Regent Office Care Ltd & ors ECJ 2003 .
Representation:-
Mr B Langstaff QC and Ms Dinah Rose instructed by Adam Creme, Head of Employment Rights, Unison for Mr Lawrence
Mr B Napier instructed by Messrs Mackay Simon for Regent Office Care Ltd
Authority for the proposition that:-
differences in pay of workers of different sex performing equal work (or work of equal value) for different employers are unlawful under EU equality rules only if they can be attributed to a "single source".
For general relevant notes see Sex discrimination/equal pay and terms of employment/work of equal value .
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updated Sept2002.