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I have worked for a major British supermarket for 15 years on the checkout department. Our pay is dependent on what 'band' we are. It starts at band 2 which is most colleagues. Band 3 is team leaders. Band 4 department managers. And band 5 is store manager level.
On checkouts, all the colleagues (apart from team leaders) are band 2 colleagues. However, there are about 6 of us whose main role is to 'supervise' checkouts. We take care of the assigning checkouts, covering tea breaks, answering and solving customer and cashier queries, an element of cash handling and several other day to day duties.
My main issue that I raised with the deputy manager today was this - The band 3 team leaders get paid more than band 2 supervisors, but for the most part, they do the same job as us. they are down on the shop floor attending to the day to day running of the department, just like the band 2 supervisors. My deputy manager said that there are other duties that they carry out that means they get paid more, such as scheduling and other bits and pieces. My point is that I agree that this is how it should be, but in my store this is not the case. Our jobs are broadly similar, and this is the line I want to pursue if I decide to take this down a legal route.
My deputy manager refused to acknowledge that we did anything more responsible than a cashier, even when this can be clearly demonstrated. She said people choose to supervise, and if they don't want to do it, then they shouldn't do it. She also admitted to what I already knew - there is no actual 'supervisor' role. There is no official training for the role. She just said that it's a band 2 position.
My question is this - Am I right in thinking that if I could demonstrate that we do a job that is broadly similar to a higher paid colleague, then we may have a claim?
I would really appreciate any help, and if you need me to clarify anything, then please ask.
Thanks in advance,
DAVE
On checkouts, all the colleagues (apart from team leaders) are band 2 colleagues. However, there are about 6 of us whose main role is to 'supervise' checkouts. We take care of the assigning checkouts, covering tea breaks, answering and solving customer and cashier queries, an element of cash handling and several other day to day duties.
My main issue that I raised with the deputy manager today was this - The band 3 team leaders get paid more than band 2 supervisors, but for the most part, they do the same job as us. they are down on the shop floor attending to the day to day running of the department, just like the band 2 supervisors. My deputy manager said that there are other duties that they carry out that means they get paid more, such as scheduling and other bits and pieces. My point is that I agree that this is how it should be, but in my store this is not the case. Our jobs are broadly similar, and this is the line I want to pursue if I decide to take this down a legal route.
My deputy manager refused to acknowledge that we did anything more responsible than a cashier, even when this can be clearly demonstrated. She said people choose to supervise, and if they don't want to do it, then they shouldn't do it. She also admitted to what I already knew - there is no actual 'supervisor' role. There is no official training for the role. She just said that it's a band 2 position.
My question is this - Am I right in thinking that if I could demonstrate that we do a job that is broadly similar to a higher paid colleague, then we may have a claim?
I would really appreciate any help, and if you need me to clarify anything, then please ask.
Thanks in advance,
DAVE
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