The continued impact of European Community (EC) law in the area of equality cannot be underestimated. Article 141 has direct effect and, therefore, domestic law must be applied and interpreted in the light of the Article. The decision in Jenkins v Kingsgate upholds the principle that Art 141 is directly applicable in the national courts. Directive 75/117, whilst not in itself being enforceable against individual employers, requires Member States to amend their laws so as to comply with the Directive. Article 141 requires each Member State to ensure that the principle of equal pay, for both male and female workers, for equal work or work of equal value, is applied. ‘Pay’ for this purpose means the ordinary basic or minimum wage or salary and any other consideration, whether in cash or kind, which the worker receives, directly or indirectly, in respect of his or her employment.