More than 3,500 retail sales consultants employed by Next Retail Limited brought equal pay claims against the company, arguing that they were paid less than warehouse operatives despite an earlier tribunal finding that their jobs were of equal value.
The Court of Appeal considered an important question about the scope of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE).
Workers bringing claims in employment tribunals will soon have significantly longer to enforce their workplace rights, following a raft of regulations implementing the next stage of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Trade union equality representatives play a vital role in challenging unfair treatment and making workplaces safer and more inclusive. New legal rights will finally give that work the formal recognition and practical support it deserves.