Tesco staff in Republic could follow equal pay claim

An equal pay claim in the UK against Tesco that could cost the company £4bn (€4.5bn) if successful would have “profound effects” for supermarket employees in Ireland, an employment law expert has said, writes Pádraig Hoare.

The UK supermarket is facing a potential bill of up to £4bn to bring the wages of its female employees into line with men, according to Leigh Day, the law firm pursuing the UK’s largest equal pay claim.