Victory for equal pay claimants

Current and former staff at Glasgow City Council have won a victory in an equal pay court case.

The Court of Session has ruled that the council’s pay arrangements may have been less favourable to women in low paid jobs. The case was brought by Action 4 Equality Scotland, representing 6000 claimants, and the union Unison, which represents 1400.

Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken said the authority would consider the “immediate impact and wider ramifications” of the ruling.