According to an employment tribunal, retail employees—who are primarily female—should not have received less money than warehouse workers, who are mostly men.
The shop employees’ attorneys called the ruling “extremely significant” and estimated that over £30 million in back pay would be due.
Next, nevertheless, declared that it will appeal the decision.
subsequently contended that the disparity in pay rates within the corporation was justified by the fact that, in the broader labor market, warehouse workers were paid more than retail workers.
However, the employment tribunal disregarded that claim in support of the wage disparity.
It implies that women who have worked for Next for more than 20 years, like Helen Scarsbrook, are eligible to get thousands of pounds in compensation for the wages they were underpaid.
One of the primary claimants in the lawsuit, a 68-year-old from Eastleigh, near Southampton, exclaimed, “We did it!”
She added that unpredictable consumers, who might be great at times but difficult at others, should also be taken into consideration.
