(Case C-624/19 Reference for a preliminary ruling from Watford Employment Tribunal (United Kingdom) made on 22 August 2019 – K and Others v Tesco Stores Ltd

Reference for a preliminary ruling from Watford Employment Tribunal (United Kingdom) made on 22 August 2019 – K and Others v Tesco Stores Ltd

(Case C-624/19)

Language of the case: English

Referring court

Watford Employment Tribunal (United Kingdom)

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: K and Others

Defendant: Tesco Stores Ltd

Questions referred

Is Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) directly effective in claims made on the basis that claimants are performing work of equal value to their comparators?

If the answer to question 1 is no, is the single source test for comparability in Article 157 distinct from the question of equal value, and if so, does that test have direct effect?

____________