英国零售商Next在上诉中成功推翻了2024年的法院判决，该判决曾要求其向店铺员工支付与仓库员工相同的基本工资1。上诉法庭认定"不存在直接歧视，一切都关乎成本。性别没有进入等式"1。不过，法院维持了对夜班津贴、加班费和带薪休息等方面的原有裁决1。
这场诉讼涉及范围广泛。最初有3540名申请人经历了6年的法律斗争，目前申请人数已增至6400多人1。在2012至2023年期间，零售岗位中女性占比78%，而仓库岗位中男性占比53%，两类岗位员工的薪酬差异显著——仓库员工的时薪比零售员工高38便士至£3.13英镑1。Next辩称其需要支付更高的市场价格来招聘和留任仓库员工1。目前，Next拥有458家门店，员工超过20000人1。
代表申请人的法律公司Leigh Day对基本工资方面的判决表示失望，但对夜班津贴、加班费等方面的裁决感到满意，声称"将继续上诉"1。
British retailer Next has successfully appealed a 2024 employment tribunal decision that required it to pay shop workers the same basic wages as warehouse staff.1 The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld Next's position on base pay, though it maintained earlier rulings regarding night shift allowances, overtime payments, and paid rest breaks.1
The case involves more than 6,400 employees who have pursued legal action against the company.1 The original claim, filed by 3,540 applicants, has expanded significantly over the six-year legal battle.1 Next operates 458 stores with over 20,000 employees.1 Between 2012 and 2023, women comprised 78 percent of retail positions while men made up 53 percent of warehouse roles.1 Warehouse workers earned between 38 pence and £3.13 per hour more than their retail counterparts.1
Next argued that higher market rates were necessary to recruit and retain warehouse staff.1 The appeal tribunal concluded that "there is no direct discrimination, it is all about cost. Sex did not enter into the equation."1 Leigh Day, the law firm representing the claimants, expressed disappointment with the basic wage decision but welcomed the tribunal's findings on night shift allowances, overtime, and paid breaks, stating the firm would "continue to appeal."1
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