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Matthew Cooper

Birmingham City Council and unions agree ‘historic outcome’ to equal pay claim

Settlement payouts are expected to be up to four times higher than the payment offered to workers in 2021 (Matthew Cooper/PA) - (PA Archive)

Birmingham City Council has reached an agreement to settle historical equal pay claims brought by two trade unions which left the authority with liabilities estimated at £760 million.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the local authority said a paper related to the “framework agreement” will be put before its cabinet committee next week to seek formal approval for the plan.

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