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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emine Sinmaz

FOUND: Sheffield council faces mass equal pay claim over scandalous pay grades - What They Never Told You

Panoramic view of Sheffield city centre
Sheffield city council said it has an appeals process that allows staff to challenge their grades. Photograph: Cofiant Images/Alamy

Sheffield city council is to become the latest local authority to face a mass equal pay claim from women who have been underpaid by up to £11,000 a year, the GMB union has said.

Thousands of women will launch claims against the council on Monday over a “scandalous” job evaluation scheme that discriminates against female-dominated roles, the union claimed.

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