Thousands of current and former employees of supermarket group Tesco won the support of the European Court of Justice in their fight for equal pay in a judgment that could affect other retailers. 6,000 current or former employees of Tesco took their grievance to an employment tribunal in Watford. They argued the company's shop workers - mostly women - had not received equal pay for equal work compared with its distribution workers - mostly men - since February 2018, in breach of EU and UK laws. The shop staff argued the firm should be seen as a single entity in terms of employment conditions.
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