Tesco faces £4bn equal pay bill as claimant numbers swell to 1,000

Supermarket chain’s back-pay demands could cost it up to £20,000 for each workerThe number of Tesco shop workers taking part in a legal challenge to secure equal pay, which could lead to the supermarket paying out £4bn, has swelled to 1,000.The law firm Leigh Day has filed a further 900 claims at the employment tribunal on behalf of shop assistants, on top of the 100 who started legal action in February, as first reported by the Guardian.Continue reading...