Sheffield City Council has breached the Local Government Pay Agreement and refused to pay both the 2022 and 2023 wage increases to their lowest paid workers.
The authority is committed to following nationally negotiated and agreed pay structure for all council workers.
Despite this they have decided not to pay their employed cleaners both the 2022 and 2023 pay rate.
Will Dalton, GMB Organiser, said:
“It’s shocking that once again the council is refusing to pay their own staff what they are owed.
“These workers, who are overwhelmingly women, are being underpaid on a technicality, leaving them 61p an hour worse off than their colleagues.
"No doubt the people of Sheffield would be appalled that the council has chosen to underpay their lowest paid staff.
“With the council about to elect a new leader, GMB calls on all candidates to publicly commit to righting this injustice.”
