On the eve of a supreme court hearing for the UK’s biggest joint claim, former women shopworkers describe their six-year questFor years, Wendy Arundale was nicknamed Little Miss Asda. At one point her whole family, including her husband and two children, worked at the supermarket. She dyed her hair pink for an Asda breast cancer fundraiser. She ran a hotdog stand for Asda. The 62-year-old grandmother of nine from Middlesbrough spent 32 years of her life working at Asda. It’s fair to say she was a dedicated employee.“It makes me feel sad, and I do get bitter now sometimes thinking of how I was treated, ” she said, speaking to the Observer. “My husband was paid 80p more than me an hour. I was close to crying at times because I wasn’t valued. The girls were paid terrible compared to the men. It makes you feel stupid. I really loved my job, but I don’t know why I put up with feeling like this for so long.” Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/12/they-just-got-away-with-paying-men-more-milestone-looms-in-asda-equal-pay-fight