If all eligible staff were to join the claim, the potential cost of back pay could be £100m
Shop workers at Next have won the first stage in a fight for equal pay that could lead to a payout of up to £100m.
More than 400 mainly female workers in the fashion and homewares retailer’s stores say they are paid between £2 and £6 an hour less than the company’s mainly male warehouse workers, whom they view as doing work of equal value. They also claim the warehouse staff have access to more lucrative bonuses.