About 4,000 mainly female Birmingham City Council staff have won their equal pay claim.
An employment tribunal rejected the “genuine material factor” defence after considering it in relation to comparator groups such as road workers. The payout has been estimated as running into £100s of millions (see comment, p 633).
Trio of recruits strengthens Switalskis residential property team
Birmingham law firm appoints construction partner
Flint Bishop accelerates Northern growth through strategic senior appointments
A longer time limit for employment tribunal claims, new charity law thresholds, property tribunal recruitment and appellate guidance on small-claims costs feature in the latest Civil Way round-up
