An employment tribunal has ruled that most shop workers in the case have jobs of 'equal value to higher-paid positions' in Asda’s warehouses.

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Asda shop workers' tribunal could see claims worth £1.2bn being paid

Unions have suggested a fresh tribunal ruling could pave the way for store staff to receive back pay collectively worth up to £1.2 billion.

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Thousands of Asda shop workers move closer to payouts in historic equality case

TENS of thousands of Asda workers could be set for a combined £1.2billion in back pay after the chain lost a crucial ruling in its long- running equa

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Tens of thousands of Asda store workers have moved closer to potential payouts after the latest judgment in a historic equality claim.
An employment tribunal has ruled that most shop workers in the case have jobs of “equal value to higher-paid positions” in Asda’s warehouses.
The claim, which compared store roles largely occupied by women and distribution roles mostly performed by men, is being considered a landmark case for pay equality.
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Thousands of Asda Shop Workers Move Closer to Payouts in Historic Equality Case

The landmark ruling found most shopfloor jobs at Asda are of equal value to warehouse roles.

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Scots Asda workers in line for share of £1.2billion payout

Unions have suggested that the latest tribunal ruling could pave the way for supermarket staff to receive back pay worth up to £1.2 billion

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ASDA staff could be set for billion pound payout in historic equality case

British supermarket chain Asda Group Ltd. lost a crucial ruling in its £1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) equal pay dispute as a UK court found a number of the jobs done by female employees were of equal value to their male colleagues.

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Asda Loses Key UK Court Ruling in £1.2 Billion Equal Pay Contest

More than 60,000 workers joined together to accuse the company of sex discrimination after it emerged that the warehouse workers were earning more.

Historic equal pay win for tens of thousands of Asda workers

Asda workers’ equal pay dispute can advance to its final legal stage after an employment tribunal ruled store worker jobs are of equal value to colleagues in distribution centres.   The case alleges that store workers, most of whom are women, are on lower hourly pay rates than staff in Asda warehouses, which is male dominated. The Tribunal found in favour of 12 out of 14 women acting as ‘lead claimants’ for different store roles, finding that th…

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Asda. Image: Chris Radburn/PA Wire Tens of thousands of Asda store workers have moved closer to potential payouts after the latest judgment in a historic equality claim. An employment tribunal has ruled that most shop workers in the case have jobs of “equal value to higher-paid positions” in Asda’s warehouses. 
The claim, which compared store roles largely occupied by women and distribution roles mostly performed by men, is being considered a la…

Asda shop workers' tribunal could see claims worth £1.2bn being paid

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