Retail equal pay
Equal Pay Now is powered by Leigh Day. We are currently helping store workers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op and retailer Next
Over 3,500 NEXT store workers have WON their Equal Pay Claim and collectively have made Equal Pay history.
Equal Pay Now is powered by Leigh Day. We are advocating for over 112,000 store workers at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op and the fashion and home retailer Next, who believe they are being paid less than warehouse workers. We are making significant progress and even closer to securing equal pay. Join now to be a part of this change.
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Since the claim began in 2014, more than 89,000 Asda colleagues have registered with us, and this number is growing daily. To date, we have successfully presented thousands of claims in the Employment Tribunal and this number will increase as the claim continues. We represent both GMB members, and colleagues who are not in any union.
The case is about whether colleagues in Asda stores do work of “equal value” with colleagues in the distribution centres. Asda staff based in stores claim that they are due pay equal to that of the company’s predominantly male warehouse staff, on the basis that their work is of the same value. If it is, and we can show that the reason for the difference in pay between the shops and the distribution centres is unjustified sex discrimination, then the claims will be successful. This will mean that employees in the underpaid jobs in Asda stores will be able to claim six years’ worth of back pay (five years in Scotland) to compensate for the discriminatory difference in earnings.
The first step in this equal pay claim was to show that the store jobs could compare themselves to the jobs in the distributions centres. Although all colleagues are employed by Asda, the company argued that as they were in different locations the equal pay claim should not be able to proceed. The claimants were successful in both the employment tribunal and employment appeal tribunal on this point (see coverage here).
Anyone (male or female) who is hourly paid and has worked at an Asda store in England in the last six years, or Scotland in the last five years, is entitled to bring a claim. To register an interest, please email us at or call our equal pay team on 0800 037 4045 (0800 689 3289 if you are a GMB member).
Please be assured that strong victimisation laws are in place to prevent any negative action being taken against you for bringing an equal pay claim. If you have any concerns about this, you can call 0845 037 4045 and speak to our team in confidence.
Please be assured that strong victimisation laws are in place to prevent any negative action being taken against you for bringing an equal pay claim. If you have any concerns about this, you can call 0845 037 4045 and speak to our team in confidence.
More than 3,500 Next shop workers have won their Equal Pay claim.
The claim is still open to Sales Consultants, Stockroom Assistants or Team Leaders who are paid by the hour and currently work at a Next store in England, Scotland or Wales or left within the last 6 months can join the claim, both men and women.
Ready to talk? To find out more information about how you can join the Next claim visit our dedicated Equal Pay Now site or speak to one of our Next equal pay teams about your claim.
Call 0800 689 4548 or email nextequalpay@leighday.co.uk
Only the Next shop workers who join the claim will be entitled to receive compensation from the Tribunal. Those who do join the claim could receive up to 6 years of back pay.
Leigh Day is running this claim on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis (called a ‘DBA’). Under the DBA, you will only have to pay legal fees if the claim wins.
It is unlawful for Next to sack you or discriminate against you for joining Equal Pay Now.
Should you wish to instruct Leigh Day to represent you in this claim, please visit our dedicated equal pay website Equal Pay Now and fill out a short form or contact us at nextequalpay@leighday.co.uk or on 0800 689 4548.
Victimisation
Please be assured that strong victimisation laws are in place to prevent any negative action being taken against you for bringing an equal pay claim. If you have any concerns about this, you can call 0800 689 4548 and speak to our team in confidence.
Leigh Day is currently bringing a claim on behalf of Sainsbury's store workers for equal pay.
Since the claim began in August 2015, we have had thousands of Sainsbury’s colleagues register with us, with this number growing daily. To date, we have successfully presented thousands of claims in the Employment Tribunal and this number will increase as the claim continues.
The case is about whether Sainsbury’s shop floors works do work of “equal value” with their colleagues in the distribution centres. Sainsbury’s store-based staff claim that they are due pay equal to that of the company’s predominantly male warehouse staff, on the basis that their work is of the same value. If it is, and we can show that the reason for the difference in pay between the shops and the distribution centres is unjustified sex discrimination, then the claims will be successful. This will mean that employees in the underpaid jobs in Sainsbury’s stores will be able to claim six years’ worth of back pay (five years in Scotland) to compensate for the discriminatory difference in earnings.
These claims are generally brought under the Equality Act 2010. The claimants claim that they are entitled to the benefit of equality clauses, which have the effect of modifying their terms of employment so that they are no less favourable than the corresponding terms enjoyed by their male comparators. We are bringing claims against the 'Big Five' super markets including Sainsbury's. This is an important case to promote equality and challenge how large retailers pay their employees in different areas of their business.
To register an interest or if you would like to join the claim, please visit our Equal Pay Now website or contact us via sainsburys@leighday.co.uk or call our dedicated team on 0800 037 0846.
Victimisation
Please be assured that strong victimisation laws are in place to prevent any negative action being taken against you for bringing an equal pay claim. If you have any concerns about this, you can call 0800 037 0846 and speak to our team in confidence.
If you have worked at a Morrisons store in England, Wales or Scotland in the last six years, and you are or were paid on an hourly basis then you could join this claim. Visit our Equal Pay Now website to join.
To find out more about other supermarket equal pay claims that we are running visit our equal pay claims page.
The claim being brought against WM Morrisons Supermarket PLC is about whether the jobs of store workers and warehouse workers are of equal value. It will be up to the court to decide whether they are comparable jobs. If successful, thousands of Morrison store workers will be granted pay that is equal to their counterparts in the distribution centres.
If you work or have worked in the last six months in a Morrisons store on an hourly rate, you may not have received equal pay compared to your colleagues who work in the distribution centre, and you may have a claim in the Employment Tribunal. Both female and male store workers can make a claim.
If your claim is successful you might be able to claim up to six years’ back pay.
If your employment with Morrisons ended more than six months ago, but you have worked in their store within the last six years on an hourly rate, you may be able to bring an equal pay claim against Morrisons in the civil courts in England and Wales.
Ready to talk? Speak to one of our Morrisons equal pay team about your claim. Call 020 3780 0410 or email morrisonsequalpay@leighday.co.uk.
You can find out more about the claim on our dedicated Equal Pay Now website.
You can join the Morrisons equal pay claim on a ‘no win, no fee’ basis which means that you will not have to pay our costs if you do not win your case, provided you keep to the terms of the agreement (we are happy to explain this to you).
Victimisation
Please be assured that strong victimisation laws are in place to prevent any negative action being taken against you for bringing an equal pay claim. If you have any concerns about this, you can call 020 3780 0410 and speak to our team in confidence.
Leigh Day is currently bringing a claim on behalf of Tesco store workers for equal pay. We are doing so to promote equality and challenge how large retailers pay their employees in different areas of their business.
Equal pay claims for employees working on supermarket shop floors are about whether hourly-paid store staff carry out work that is of “equal value” to that carried out by the staff who work in the distribution centres. The staff working in the stores are mostly women, and the staff working in the distribution centres are mostly men. We are a law firm specialising in group claims, and we are bringing a claim in the Employment Tribunal on behalf of Tesco store workers under the Equality Act 2010.
Tesco workers believe that their jobs are of equal value to the jobs of warehouse workers, so the rates of pay for both jobs should be comparable. If it is shown that the work between store workers and their counterparts working in warehouses and distribution centres is of equal value, and we can show that the reason for the difference in pay is due to their gender and can’t be justified, then the equal pay claims will be successful.
Should you wish to instruct Leigh Day to represent you in this claim, please visit our dedicated equal pay website Equal Pay Now and fill out a short form or contact us at tescoequalpay@leighday.co.uk or on 0800 689 0570.
Victimisation
Please be assured that strong victimisation laws are in place to prevent any negative action being taken against you for bringing an equal pay claim. If you have any concerns about this, you can call 0800 689 0570 and speak to our team in confidence.
Thousands of Co-op store workers have joined Equal Pay Now to bring a legal claim against the company. Their demand is clear. They want to be treated fairly. This means being paid a wage that would put them on an equal footing with their colleagues in other parts of the business.
Men and women on shop floors across Britain do a challenging job and work long hours. They interact with customers throughout their shifts, which is a key part of their supermarket’s success.
Despite this, pay between shop floor workers and their co-workers in warehouse and distribution centres, whose roles are wrongly deemed to be more taxing, is far from fair.
Ready to talk? To find out more information about how you can join the Co-op claim visit our dedicated Equal Pay Now site or speak to one of our Next equal pay teams about your claim.
Call 0203 7800 479 or email coopequalpay@leighday.co.uk
We specialise in group employment claims and are confident that we will succeed in making sure every Co-op store worker is paid equally. We are dedicated to defending these claims on behalf of the thousands of supermarket store workers across Britain.
If we succeed, shop floor employees at Co-op will get a well-deserved and long overdue pay rise. They will also likely receive compensation, which could amount to up to six years of back pay. Find out more below about how to join our rapidly growing Co-op Equal Pay Claim.
Victimisation
Please be assured that strong victimisation laws are in place to prevent any negative action being taken against you for bringing an equal pay claim. If you have any concerns about this, you can call 0203 7800 479 and speak to our team in confidence.
It is unlawful for Co-op to sack you or discriminate against you for joining Equal Pay Now.
We believe these retailers have wrongly deemed the roles of warehouse workers to be of greater value than those working in stores and so not equal work.
If you have worked in any Tesco, Morrisons, ASDA, Sainsbury’s, Co-op or Next store in England, Scotland or Wales within the last 6 years, you could be eligible to join the claim.
Visit our Equal Pay Now website if you are a supermarket or Next store worker
We are challenging the treatment of supermarket and high street shop workers, who do long hours and arduous work, yet are paid less than their colleagues working in warehouses and distribution centres. Find out more about our challenges against ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Co-op and Next.
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