Glasgow City Council will make payments to 19,000 claimants in a deal with unions and campaigners.
Campaigners had said workers in roles such as catering or cleaning were receiving up to £3 an hour less than those in male-dominated areas such as refuse collection.In September, the city council approved aUnder the plans, the properties - which include Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum and Art Galleries and City Chambers - will be sold to a council-owned property firm before being leased back.
Speaking after the latest deal was agreed, council leader Susan Aitken said she was delighted the authority could "deliver the final stage of the pay justice that many Glaswegian women have fought long and hard for". She said: "We always knew that the lag between the first agreement four years ago and putting in place a new pay and grading structure meant additional payments would be made."She added: "The complex process of replacing the council's pay and grading system to make it discrimination-proof is well advanced and will draw a line under the era of pay discrimination in Glasgow City Council.
Negotiations will now start to finalise the terms of individual settlement offers, including how and when payments will be made.
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