The city council has agreed to settle. We were on this road, i wanted to sing the song 500 miles. Were here, and we would have walked 500 more to get our equal pay. Yeah the citys now facing a massive bill half a billion pounds in compensation. The headlines would have you believe that the battles over. Music every 1s a winner by hot chocolate in june this year, the cheques began to arrive in the post. Some receiving offers of up to £200,000. For many, its been life changing. Frances. Sam from the bbc. Nice to meet you. How are you doing . Hi. Im good. Oh, my goodness thats my tv wall. Thats where the tvs going up. Right, ive just spotted the. What size is that television . 75 inches. 75 . Yeah. Thats going to go up here. Itll be like sitting in the cinema. Right. Thats going to be up here. Thats my kitchen. Fridge freezer. Fantastic. And thats going to be an island. Bar stools. Thats the machine. Thats the dishwasher. Theres going to be a big chimney there as well. Cannae wait im goi
Theres no question. Im on my way to meet a woman i havent seen in almost 15 years. Hers was a landmark case. It was the case that i think everybody was watching and waiting for. So it will be interesting to see. Find out what actually happened. That case was evelyn imries. A schooljanitor in edinburgh, i first met her in 2005 when i was investigating equal pay. I de litter the grounds on this side of the hedge and the janitor from the Primary School next door de litters at this side of the hedge. And we dont get the same rate of pay. Evelyn earned a lower hourly rate and was denied the same perks as the men doing exactly the samejob. A clear cut example of a council flouting the principles of the equal pay act. Equal pay for work of equal value. Evelyn launched legal action and won. Oh, my goodness. Youve not changed at all neither have you, sam. You havent changed at all either. How nice to see you. How are you doing . Oh, its lovely to see you. I remember talking to you at the time,