Morrisons faces billion-pound claim over equal pay

Eight Morrisons employees are challenging their employer in an equal pay row which could cost the retailer an estimated £1billion if the case is successful, the Guardian reports.

The law firm Leigh Day said it was seeking compensation for shop workers – predominately women – who believe they are paid less than most workers in Morrison’s warehouses.

Leigh Day said it would lodge a claim with the employment tribunal service next week on behalf of the outraged Morrisons workers, adding that around 80,000 employees could be eligible to claim back pay totalling to billions of pounds.

Warehouse workers are paid between a pound and four pounds more per hour than their colleagues working on the shop floor, the law firm has revealed.