3,500名前雇员和现任雇员在Next公司获得具有里程碑意义的同酬索赔。 3,500 former and current Next employees win landmark equal pay claim against the company.

英国零售商Next的3 500多名前雇员和现任雇员在六年的法律斗争中赢得了对该公司的具有里程碑意义的同酬索赔。 Over 3,500 former and current employees of UK retailer Next have won a landmark equal pay claim against the company following a six-year legal battle. 劳工法庭认为,NEXT没有证明其主要为女性的销售顾问的薪酬低于其仓库工人,这不是性别歧视. The Employment Tribunal found that Next failed to demonstrate that paying predominantly female sales consultants less than its warehouse workers was not sex discrimination. 法庭指出,薪资差异不是直接歧视造成的,而是努力“降低成本和增加利润”所驱动的。 The tribunal stated that the pay variance was not because of direct discrimination but was instead driven by efforts to "reduce cost and enhance profit". 随后,作为回应,它宣布打算对这项决定提出质疑。 Next, in response, has announced its intention to challenge the decision.