Have you lost money because Asda didn’t pay you fairly? If so, you could be due compensation.
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Overview
Asda is facing a long-running equal pay claim over allegations that store workers were paid less than employees at distribution centres, despite performing work of equal value.
Under the Equality Act 2010, men and women must receive equal pay for equal work. But Asda is accused of paying its predominantly male distribution centre employees more than its predominantly female store workers.
In recent rulings, an Employment Tribunal found that many store-based jobs are of equal value to higher-paid depot roles, allowing the case to move to its next stage.
Both men and women who worked in eligible store-based roles may be entitled to compensation if the claim succeeds.
We are monitoring the situation closely. Register your interest and we’ll keep you updated if one of our regulated UK partner law firms is able to take this claim forward.
At a glance
Status
Estimated total claim value
1.2 billion
Average potential claim value
£5,000 + per affected employee*
Current claimants
60,000 and growing
Backpay you could be due
Up to 6 years
*According to various sources. However, each claim is based on its merits, and awards may differ.
If you answer yes to either of the following, you could have a NO-WIN, NO- FEE Asda compensation claim.
Are you currently employed as an Asda store worker in England, Wales, or Scotland and get paid an hourly rate?
Have you been employed as an Asda store worker in England, Wales, or Scotland in the last 6 years and were paid an hourly rate?
If you have a Asda equal pay claim, register your interest and we’ll connect you with a UK law firm running an Asda equal pay group action.
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Despite doing jobs of equal value, Asda pays its store staff as much as £3 an hour less than its distribution centre staff. Lawyers claim this is a breach of the Equality Act 2010, which states that employers must pay employees in comparable roles equally.
No. While the supermarket giant paid its (predominantly male) warehouse staff more than its (predominantly female) store workers, both men and women may be eligible for compensation.
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March 2026
An Employment Tribunal ruled that more Asda store-based roles are of equal value to higher-paid distribution centre jobs. The decision means thousands of additional workers have cleared an important hurdle in the long-running equal pay case. The claim will now move to its final stage, where Asda must seek to justify the pay differences between store and depot workers.
February 2025
An employment tribunal ruled that 12 out of 14 lead claimants, representing approximately 60,000 Asda employees - predominantly women in store roles – do jobs of equal value, despite being paid up to £3.74 less per hour than their mainly male warehouse colleagues.
September 2024
A hearing to decide whether the jobs of more than 60,000 Asda retail workers were of equal value to the supermarket’s warehouse staff begins. The decision is expected in 2025.
August 2024
Next lost a legal claim comparing the pay of warehouse and shop floor staff. This case has significant repercussions for Asda equal pay claim.
March 2021
Thousands of Asda supermarket workers won a major victory in their battle for equal pay when the UK Supreme Court upheld the earlier court ruling, meaning that Asda shop floor staff could be compared to warehouse workers.
October 2016
The Employment Tribunal ruled that women who work in Asda’s stores could compare their jobs with those done for a higher wage in Asda’s warehouses and lodge a claim over the alleged gender pay gap.
2014
Over 7,000 female Asda store workers brought claims to an Employment Tribunal. The claimants argued that, as their work was of “equal value” to Asda distribution workers, they were entitled to equal pay. Asda argued that it was not possible to compare the roles.
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