Union settles 25,000 pay claims

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The GMB said the cases covered women cleaners, catering and school support staff and clerical employees who were found to be earning less than men.

The union has also negotiated tens of thousands of other claims in the past few years as part of its drive to achieve equal pay for its members.

National officer Brian Strutton said: "Our low paid women members are often unwilling to make a claim for equal pay, which is a shame because it is their legal right. We hope that by showing the scale and size of our work in this area that we can encourage more women to let GMB fight for their right to equal pay."

Mr Strutton said a GMB study of pay rates in 240 occupations showed there was still much more to be done to close the gender pay gap.

The study showed that male financial managers earned almost £50,000 a year more than women in the profession, while the gap was more than £20,000 in other management jobs.

Some women actually earned more than men in the public relations sector, while in 23 professions there was pay equality, said the report.