Union wins right to challenge Tesco fire and rehire policy at supreme court

Shopworkers union Usdaw can proceed to top UK court with case highlighting supermarket tactic involving lower pay

The shopworkers union Usdaw has been given the green light by the supreme court to challenge Tesco's controversial tactic of firing staff then rehiring them on less favourable contracts.

The union was granted permission to proceed with a case after the appeal court overturned a high court ruling that banned Tesco from dismissing staff at its warehouses in Daventry and Litchfield and then seeking to re-employ them on lower pay.