Council Hit by Protests As 2,000 Female Staff Lose Pay

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A local authority pay shake-up designed to end wage inequalities between the sexes will leave a fifth of Birmingham City Council's female white collar staff worse off, it emerged last night.

As more than 500 workers took part in a noisy trade union demonstration outside the Council House yesterday, a leading Tory councillor admitted 2,010 women, mostly in already modestly paid administrative and clerical jobs, stand to lose money following a controversial pay and grading review.

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Council Hit by Protests As 2,000 Female Staff Lose Pay

But Alan Rudge, cabinet member for human resources and equalities, insisted those adversely affected by the changes were at the moment being overpa...

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