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Supported by the UNISON public service union, women workers at Sheffield City Council in the North East of England have won an equal pay case in the Court of Appeal that is likely to have an impact across local government. The union argued that predominantly women workers in jobs such care workers and school meals staff were losing out as the predominantly male workers in jobs like street cleansing and gardening benefited from bonuses that could boost their basic pay by 30% or more. English: http://www.epsu.org/cob/354; http://www.unison.org.uk/asppresspack/pressrelease_view.asp?id=1727 |
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