Applicability

• Act provides for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women
• Extends to the whole of India
• Act makes it obligatory on the part of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature
• In order to make the wages equal, prevailing wages shall not be reduced but the higher rate shall be maintained.

No Discrimination

• No discrimination while making recruitment for the same work or work of a similar nature, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force.
• No discrimination in any condition of service subsequent to recruitment such as promotionstraining or transfer.