Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley and Others: SC 26 Mar 2021

Whether employees in Asda’s retail operations are entitled to compare themselves with employees in the distribution centres so that they can rely on section 79(4)(c) of the Equality Act 2010 (‘2010 Act’) or, as regards the period covered by the Equal Pay Act 1970 (‘1970 Act’), so that they are in the ‘same employment’ as defined in section 1(6) of the 1970 Act.

Judges:

Lord Reed, President, Lord Hodge, Deputy President, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lady Arden, Lord Leggatt

Citations:

[2021] UKSC 10

Links:

Bailii, Bailii Summary

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromAsda Stores Ltd v Brierley and Others CA 31-Jan-2019
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Discrimination

Updated: 13 October 2022; Ref: scu.660050