{"id":14499,"date":"2024-08-07T18:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T18:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=14499"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:41:51","slug":"equal-pay-asda-shop-workers-can-compare-themselves-with-warehouse-staff","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/total-rewards\/pay-equity\/equal-pay-asda-shop-workers-can-compare-themselves-with-warehouse-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Equal pay: Asda shop workers can compare themselves with warehouse staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" 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