Low paid care staff are celebrating a huge equal pay victory after South Lanarkshire Council agreed their more complex roles should be reflected in their pay packet.
After a successful appeal, the local authority will now pay home carers the same hourly rate as staff working in residential homes.
This will mean an increase in hourly pay for home carers by at least £3 an hour to at least £16.24 after GMB Scotland joined other trade unions to fight the council’s initial decision to refuse the carers equal pay.
