Same work. Same effort. Time for same pay.
Sainsbury’s has paid its mostly-male warehouse staff more than its mostly-female shop-floor staff for years. If you worked on the shop floor at Sainsbury’s, you could be owed up to 6 years’ back pay. Check in 60 seconds, no paperwork needed.
- 1JobYour job (current)Supermarkets, dates & pay
- 2ClaimYour claimWhat it could be worth
- 3DetailsYour detailsAbout you & sign
Step 1 of 8
Small gap per hour. Big number over the years.
The law says work of equal value deserves equal pay. When it isn’t, the difference becomes back pay you’re owed.
an hour: the gap between shop floor and depot pay used in the claims
of back pay a successful claim can reach (5 in Scotland)
Not a guarantee of any outcome or amount: your claim depends on your role, hours, dates and the result of the litigation.
Equal work. Unequal pay.
For years the big supermarkets have paid depot staff, who are mostly men, more per hour than store staff, who are mostly women. The Equality Act says work of equal value must be paid equally, whatever the job title.
Shop floor
£12/hr
On the tills, on the aisles, dealing with customers, on your feet for the whole shift.
Warehouse
£14/hr
Picking orders, loading cages and moving pallets around the depot.
If a tribunal finds the roles are of equal value, and the employer can’t justify paying them differently, the gap becomes back pay. Rates shown are illustrative.
What could your back pay add up to?
Move the sliders. The figure updates as you go.
Your back pay could be around
£18,304
assuming a gap of about £2.20 an hour at Sainsbury’s.
Start my claimA worked example from the figures you enter and a representative pay gap, assuming a claim succeeds in full. Not a valuation and not a promise of compensation.
You may have a claim if…
Tick a few of these and it’s worth a 60-second check.
You worked on the shop floor
Checkouts, shelves, counters, bakery, café, online picking, customer service: hourly-paid store roles.
It was Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s stores in England, Wales or Scotland, full-time or part-time.
England, Wales or Scotland
Back pay can reach 6 years in England and Wales, 5 in Scotland.
Part-time counts
Eight hours a week or forty-eight, every hour you worked is in the calculation.
Left recently? Still check
A tribunal claim normally has to be lodged within 6 months of leaving.
No paperwork needed
Rough dates, your role and your usual hours are enough to check.
Four steps. A few minutes of your time.
Answer a few quick questions
Your supermarket, role, hours and dates. About a minute, no documents.
Register with the solicitors
If you qualify, the panel firm sends a funding agreement to sign online.
The solicitors run the claim
Specialist equal pay solicitors handle everything.
If it succeeds, you're paid
Up to 6 years' back pay, less the agreed fee.
The cost, plainly
If your claim succeeds, Harcus Parker charges a fee of 24% + VAT of the money you recover, set out in full before you sign. Outcomes depend on your individual circumstances.
If you cancel within 14 days, Harcus Parker can charge for work already done at your request. If you end your claim after that, you may have to pay a share of legal fees and costs. The full terms are in the engagement letter you’ll see before you sign.
A quick eligibility checklist
Tick most of these? It’s worth a 60-second check.
- You work or worked in a store for Asda, Sainsbury’s or Morrisons
- Your role was hourly-paid, not salaried management
- You were on the shop floor, not in a warehouse or depot
- You were based in England, Wales or Scotland
- You still work there, or you left within the last 5½ years (5 in Scotland)
- You haven't already joined a claim with another firm
Strict time limits apply.
A tribunal claim normally has to be lodged within 6 months of leaving your job, and back pay only reaches back 6 years from the day the claim goes in. So even if you still work there, every month you wait can be a month of back pay lost.
Check where I standOne shift, two pay rates
Take one ordinary 6-hour shift and price it at the depot rate instead of the store rate. The shortfall looks small. Now multiply it by every shift you have worked for years.
Illustrative rates. Your own figures go into the check above.
Everything people ask before they check
Who can make a claim?
I don't work there any more. Can I still claim?
How much could I be owed?
Will my job be at risk if I join?
What does it cost?
What if I cancel?
Do I need payslips or paperwork?
What happens after I check?
Does it matter that I'm a man, or work part-time?
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