Ms M Thandi and Others v Next Retail Ltd and Next Distribution Ltd (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2024] UKET 1302019/2018 (22 August 2024)

Ms M Thandi and Others v Next Retail Ltd and Next Distribution Ltd (England and Wales : Equal Pay Act) [2024] UKET 1302019/2018 (22 August 2024)

The Tribunal found that the claimants performed work of equal value to their male comparators and that the respondents failed to prove a material factor defence unrelated to sex, resulting in a breach of the Equal Pay Act.

Citation
[2024] UKET 1302019/2018
Parties
Claimant: Ms M Thandi and Others; Respondent: Next Retail Ltd; Respondent: Next Distribution Ltd
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
22 August 2024
Procedural Posture
Employment Tribunal / Judgment
Outcome
Claim upheld
Legal Topics
Equal Pay, Discrimination

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Parties

Ms M Thandi and Others

Claimant

Next Retail Ltd

Respondent

Next Distribution Ltd

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Employment Tribunal / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether the claimants were paid less than male comparators for equal work in breach of the Equal Pay Act

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal found that the claimants performed work of equal value to their male comparators and that the respondents failed to prove a material factor defence unrelated to sex, resulting in a breach of the Equal Pay Act.

Court Disposition

Claim upheld

Orders

  • Respondents to pay compensation to claimants for breach of the Equal Pay Act