UNISON secures equal pay for 800 workers in Brighton and Hove

Around 800 Brighton and Hove city council workers, many of whom are women working in care, will see pay improved in line with refuse and recycling workers. They will also receive a settlement of up to £2000.
The equal pay issue started in 2013 when a special bank holiday payment, the Resident’s Services Guarantee (RSG), was negotiated for workers in refuse and recycling. 
The majority of workers benefitting from the payment in refuse and recycling were men, and the majority of t