Co-op | Workers could be owed thousands in equal pay claim

Equal pay has long been a debated issue in headlines, as businesses have faced greater scrutiny for their gender divide when it comes to wages.

Meanwhile, numerous female celebrities including Game of Thrones stars and BBC presenters have all previously hit out over their unequal pay, demanding that they should be paid the same.

Now hundreds of Co-op shop floor staff have launched an equal pay claim against the supermarket with some staff allegedly owed £10,000, according to The Independent.

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More than 400 employees, who are made up of mostly women, stated that they are paid less than their male counterparts in the Co-op warehouses despite the fact their jobs are of equal value.