Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 3 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Watford Employment Tribunal – United Kingdom) – K and Others, L, M, N and Others, O, P, Q, R, S, T v Tesco Stores Ltd

(Case C-624/19) ¹

(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Social policy – Equal pay for male and female workers – Article 157 TFEU – Direct effect – Concept of ‘work of equal value’ – Claims seeking equal pay for work of equal value – Single source – Workers of different sex having the same employer – Different establishments – Comparison)

Language of the case: English

Referring tribunal

Watford Employment Tribunal

Parties to the main proceedings

Claimants: K and Others, L, M, N and Others, O, P, Q, R, S, T

Respondent: Tesco Stores Ltd

Operative part of the judgment

Article 157 TFEU must be interpreted as having direct effect in proceedings between individuals in which failure to observe the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for ‘work of equal value’, as referred to in that article, is pleaded.

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¹ OJ C 357, 21.10.2019.