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Brickbat: Equal Pay for Unequal Work

An employment tribunal in the United Kingdom has ruled that the Next clothing chain should not pay its retail workers, who are mostly female, less than its predominantly-male warehouse workers. This opens the door to store workers receiving more than £30 million ($39.43 million) in back pay. Next's lawyers noted…

Reason · Sep 6, 2024

John Lewis brings back ‘never knowingly undersold’ promise as AI cuts cost of thousands of items

Roughly 30,000 prices will change next week as a result of the move

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

Ideal Home Bedroom Award winners 2024 - as chosen by our panel of expert judges

Meet the winners

Ideal Home · Sep 3, 2024

Next shop workers win six-year battle for equal pay in landmark case

Chain may have to foot £30m bill after tribunal hears firm paid 3,500 sales staff lower hourly wage than warehouse workers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Thousands of Next employees win landmark pay claim after six-year battle

More than 112,000 store staff across chains Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Co-op are being represented by Leigh Day

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024

Our Place is finally releasing a tableware collection to match its best-selling Always Pan colour

Sage is bound to be a huge hit this summer

Ideal Home · Aug 14, 2024

Parsing Linear TV's Massive $15 Billion Correction

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we check in on Elon Musk's $44 billion propaganda machine, and we process all we loved (and loathed) about The Olympics

Broadcasting & Cable · Aug 11, 2024

In your wireless lamp era? This new scalloped design is ticking all our boxes for only £50

Form and function in one stylish package

Ideal Home · Aug 8, 2024

Best wall sconces: Top decorative light fittings to add an elegant touch to your home

The bright spark to your lighting needs

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2024

How to brighten a dark living room – 6 ways to make a dingy lounge feel light and airy

Experts advise how to lighten up a dark living room with the help of paint, the right materials and more

Ideal Home · Aug 5, 2024