SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is facing an employment tribunal brought by more than 60,000 shop workers over claims that it helped set the “market rates” used to justify lower wages. The tribunal began hearing Tesco’s defence today for paying store staff less than distribution centre workers. Shop workers say Tesco cannot defend the pay disparity because it followed market rates, given the supermarket is Britain’s largest private employer and influenced those same pay norms.

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is facing an employment tribunal brought by more than 60,000 shop workers over claims that it helped set the “market rates” used to justify lower wages.

The tribunal began hearing Tesco’s defence today for paying store staff less than distribution centre workers.

Shop workers say Tesco cannot defend the pay disparity because it followed market rates, given the supermarket is Britain’s largest private employer and influenced those same pay norms.

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