Tesco faces £4bn equal pay bill as claimant numbers swell to 1,000
(The Guardian Money News)

Supermarket chain´s back-pay demands could cost it up to £20,000 for each workerThe number of Tesco shop workers taking part in a legal challenge to secure equal pay, which could lead to the supermarket paying out £4bn, has swelled to 1,000.The law firm Leigh Day has filed a further 900 claims at the employment tribunal on behalf of shop assistants, on top of the 100 who started legal action in February, as first reported by the Guardian. Continue reading...