UNISON launches major equal pay action across Barnet council and associated employers  

UNISON has launched a borough-wide equal pay claim across the London Borough of Barnet, The Barnet Group (TBG) and Barnet Education and Learning Service (BELS) — the council’s two wholly owned arm’s-length companies.

Barnet now faces an equal pay challenge that cuts across council services, confirming that local authority trading companies cannot evade their Equal Pay liabilities says the union.

UNISON Greater London regional secretary Sara Gorton said: “Women in Barnet’s schools, care and community services have waited long enough. UNISON has filed equal pay grievances with all three employers because the evidence is overwhelming.

“We’re calling for a negotiated, borough-wide settlement framework that treats female workers fairly”