Sheffield City Council is the latest to face mass equal pay claim, and allegations of gender discrimination and wage disparities.
The Guardian reports that thousands of women who have been underpaid by up to £11,000 a year are set to launch equal pay claim against the council.
The GMB union claims that a job evaluation scheme discriminates against female-dominated roles and that comparable male-dominated jobs have higher pay grades.
The council says that it has an appeals process that allows staff to challenge their grades if they believe they are incorrect, and encourages staff to raise any concerns about equal pay so that they can review and address them.
The GMB union supports over 3,000 equal pay claims against Birmingham city council and other councils:
The GMB union is also supporting more than 3,000 equal pay claims against Birmingham city council, and is in dispute with a number of other councils in Coventry, Westmorland, Cumberland, Glasgow, Dundee, and Fife.