The 2010 film 'Made In Dagenham' centred on the lives of the women on the front lines of the UK's equal pay movement - Film Stills Equal pay for equal work. Who could possibly object to this? It clearly is not acceptable that women are paid less for doing the same job as men. And ensuring this did not happen was why the 1970 Equal Pay Act was passed. But the equal pay claims which come before tribunals today are rarely based on blatant discrimination.