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
Legal Issues
- 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
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