John Lewis sets aside £36m to cover staff pay blunder

The John Lewis Partnership has booked a £36m hit as it investigates the scale of a blunder in its pay practices that could mean thousands of staff are eligible for payouts.John Lewis, which includes Waitrose, admitted it now believes that work - over the past six years - breached national minimum wage rules and it was in discussions with HM Revenue and Customs to resolve the issue and ensure future compliance with all minimum pay legislation.John Lewis said of the pay averaging: "This arra