Key facts
- The Supreme Court has blocked Tesco from appealing a key ruling in an equal pay claim.
- The claim involves over 16,000 current and former Tesco shop workers.
- The ruling concerns how employment tribunals assess job roles for equal value.
- Tesco's attempt to restrict the use of its training documents as evidence was rejected.
The UK Supreme Court has denied Tesco's request to challenge a significant equal pay ruling, effectively ending the supermarket's legal bid. The case involves over 16,000 shop workers who argue that predominantly female store staff have been paid less than predominantly male distribution center staff for roles deemed of equal value. The core of the dispute centered on how employment tribunals should assess job roles and whether Tesco's internal training documents could be used as evidence of employee duties. The Court of Appeal had previously supported the tribunal's methodology, a decision now upheld by the Supreme Court's refusal to hear Tesco's appeal.