Birmingham city council agrees deal over equal pay claims

Unions hail ‘historic outcome’ after agreement reached on claims that left council with estimated £760m liabilities

Birmingham city council has reached an agreement to settle historical equal pay claims that left the authority with liabilities estimated at £760m and pushed it into effective bankruptcy.

Union leaders called it a “historic outcome” for women at the council that brought “pay justice within touching distance”, after the announcement on Tuesday morning.

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