Asda ruling paves way for wave of UK Equal Pay suits - Law 360

The U.K. Supreme Court's decision on Friday allowing tens of thousands of Asda retail workers to compare themselves to warehouse staff in their equal pay claims paves the way for a wave of similar suits in other industries, lawyers say.

Russell-Cooke senior associate Jeremy Coy appears in Law 360 to discuss the U.K Supreme Court's recent decision to allow thousands of Asda retail workers to compare themselves to warehouse staff in their equal pay claims.

Jeremy Coy said "This arguably lowers the bar for employees to bring equal pay claims and tribunals may be required to adopt a more lenient approach in light of this decision, meaning more cases may arise."

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Jeremy is a senior associate in the employment team. He has experience acting for large institutional employers as well as small and medium size businesses.

Jeremy also advises employees and senior executives, often at short notice on sensitive workplace issues such as restrictive covenants, discrimination and pay related disputes on bonuses, commission and incentive plans. He has particular experience in advising on settlement agreements and negotiating favourable severance payments for employees.