Councils accused of spending millions on equal pay cases

Local Authorities have been accused of spending millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on fighting equal pay claims. Unison, a union which represents many council workers, obtained the information about 50 UK councils under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.

Unison found that more than £11.5m has been spent on equal pay cases since 2003 – a figure the union believes is “the tip of the iceberg”.

Sandwell Council was found to have paid out the most... (376 more words)

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