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Dumfries and Galloway public sector workers win historic equal pay case

Hundreds of female public sector workers in Dumfries and Galloway are celebrating after winning a Supreme Court case against Dumfries and Galloway Council in a fight for equal pay.

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Full report: Historic win for female workers in equal pay case

Hundreds of women employed by Dumfries and Galloway Council have won the right to equal pay, after the Supreme Court ruled that they had suffered discrimination.

It is expected to cost the authority about one and half million pounds to settle claims by 250 staff, including classroom assistants and nursery nurses.

The judgment paves the way for thousands more claims by female council staff in Scotland.

Matthew Taylor reports:

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