The equal pay act 1970 requires employers to pay the same rate to men and women if they are doing the same job. This means that if WHS recruits a male and female head of department they should pay them the same rate because they are doing the same job. Another legal requirement is the sex discrimination act 1975 which sates that employers like WHS can not discriminate on grounds of gender.
This makes it illegal for WHS to discriminate against a particular sex when advertising to fill vacant places, appointing employees for the job, promoting staff, determining the terms and conditions of the job and when offering employees training & development opportunities. The race relations act 1976 applies to WHS when recruiting new staff it states that employers can not discriminate on grounds of race however since WHS is a specialist language collage it can advertise for a French or Spanish teacher. However if WHS made any discriminations it could face legal prosecution.
