The law on equal pay for men and women not only states that men and women should be paid the same for the same job, but also that they should be paid the same for doing work of equal value. This applies to pay and also to other terms and conditions, such as bonus payments, holidays and sick leave.

Claims currently brought against other retailers are based on the work of predominantly female store workers doing work of equal value to that of higher-paid, mainly male workers in distribution centres.

An employer must pay men and women equally, unless they can show a legally acceptable reason for not doing so. Such a reason could be, for example, that there is a market shortage of workers and the employer has to pay more to certain workers in order to attract enough people to keep their business running.

A comparator is a worker of the opposite sex who is paid more for the same job or work of equal value. Identifying a comparator is one of the ingredients needed to make a successful equal pay claim.

No, men working in the stores can claim too.

You can still claim so long as you left within the last 6 years.

The current campaign is for all store workers. You cannot make a claim if you work in the distribution centre.