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Employment lawLatest NewsEqual payRetail

Tesco equal pay test cases to move to final hearing

by Ashleigh Webber 17 Nov 2023
by Ashleigh Webber 17 Nov 2023 Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock
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An equal pay claim brought by shop floor workers at Tesco has moved a step closer to resolution, with an employment tribunal deciding to move directly to a final hearing on six key test cases.

According to Harcus Parker, the law firm acting on behalf of the Tesco workers, the tribunal decided in favour of a streamlined approach to the case’s resolution, which is likely to shorten the litigation process by several years.

Tesco had argued that the tribunal should examine many more test cases before moving to a final hearing to decide whether the supermarket chain breached equal pay rules in the way it pays colleagues on the shop floor and in warehouses.

However, the law firm successfully argued for a more streamlined approach, which it says will also compel Tesco to clarify its defence strategies and disclose more documentation.

The claim on behalf of thousands of shop floor staff, who are predominantly female, was launched in 2018. The group claims that Tesco breached its duty under section 66 of the Equality Act 2010 to pay them equally to men in comparable roles, namely warehouse staff who are predominantly male.

The claimants argue that they have been paid up to £3 an hour less than warehouse and distribution centre staff.

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Emily Fernando, a lawyer at Harcus Parker Employment, said: “We’re pleased and heartened by the tribunal’s findings. After 26 separate hearings over the course of the last five and a half years, members of Tesco Action Group are understandably keen to move forward with their claim. This judgment represents a significant step in the right direction.”

Tesco has been contacted for comment.

Several similar claims at other UK supermarkets including Asda, Sainsbury’s Morrisons and the Co-op are working their way through the courts.

Courts in the UK and Europe have ruled that the roles at Tesco, the Co-op, Asda, Next and Sainsbury’s are comparable for equal pay purposes.

Earlier this year, Sainsbury’s lost its High Court bid to throw out the case against it on a technicality.

 

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Ashleigh Webber
Ashleigh Webber

Ashleigh is editor of OHW+ and HR and wellbeing editor at Personnel Today. Ashleigh's areas of interest include employee health and wellbeing, equality and inclusion and skills development. She has hosted many webinars for Personnel Today, on topics including employee retention, financial wellbeing and menopause support. Prior to joining Personnel Today in 2018, she covered the road transport sector for Commercial Motor and Motor Transport magazines, touching on some of the employment and wellbeing issues experienced by those in road haulage.

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