Update - Peak Fitness Gym statement on their pricing policy

aussietoads · 2015-04-20T01:22:21+00:00

I hope somebody sues the duplicitous a-holes.

DavidByron2 · 2015-04-20T01:24:23+00:00

Although it's illegal and although the UK equality commission seems to say that it takes these things seriously, I notice that their web site doesn't even have a way to contact them to tell them about such abuses, although apparently someone rang them up about it, with ambiguous results (old thread)

I found this boiler-plate advice on a CAB site. (CAB = Citizens Advice Bureau, which is a free generic advice service that has offices all across the UK).

link

They say, "[give] details of the problem to an advice agency who may be able to refer it to the Equality and Human Rights Commission if you believe the problem is widespread."

So I don't know if anyone in the UK, preferably near to Hitchin wants to try that with the local CAB here:

https://northhertscab.org.uk/get-advice/

The blog also says their local authority supports sex discrimination which is certainly a lie but could be pursued with the local authority, (which i think is the North Hertfordshire District Council ?)

DroogDim · 2015-04-20T06:16:43+00:00

Women pay less. Women get extras:

"...separate womens training area..."

"...Women's changing rooms have built in hairdryers & hair straighteners, dedicated make up areas, private cubicled showers & changing rooms..."

JohnKimble111 · 2015-04-20T00:24:18+00:00

I can't see the claimed explanation for their pricing policy. A very strange company.

Here's the original thread for those who didn't catch it the other week: https://www.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/31ragv/this_uk_gym_charges_men_60_more_than_women_for/

BlacknOrangeZ · 2015-04-20T05:09:39+00:00

I wonder how this is different to pubs and clubs discounting drinks/admission for women. Can someone explain? Maybe it's desirable for a gym to have a lot of female clients because males follow (even if they have to pay a little more)?

And I still believe this could've been handled better. Politely raising public awareness and discouraging people from going to the gym would've been a better way to go. Simply don't give them money. They can't maintain sexist membership costs if there are no memberships at all. Hacking and attacking, as they claim to have occurred, only gives them more ammunition; now they get to claim they are victims of these crazy MRA types.

tallwheel · 2015-04-20T06:36:43+00:00

Okay, since we obviously have no idea how a gym like yours works, would you care to explain it for us dumb laymen? I might be sympathetic if you had stated some logical reasoning for the rate difference, but since I have yet to see any...

PerniciousOne · 2015-04-20T15:33:38+00:00

Wonder if they are paying their new female fitness instructor 75% of what they are paying the male instructors.

_pluto_ · 2015-04-20T06:21:07+00:00

...So we can put an end to the idea that males and females are "equal" in the UK.

Wargame4life · 2015-04-20T12:31:27+00:00

https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/app/ask

Title	Update - Peak Fitness Gym statement on their pricing policy
Author	JohnKimble111
Upvotes	21
Comments	26
Date	April 20, 2015 12:23 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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