The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has admitted that their claim has “due merit†and is reportedly to pay out £500,000 to the caretakers and tradesmen.
But the university said the pay decisions that led to the claim were made by Swansea Metropolitan University in 2007 – which last year merged with Trinity Saint David – and so it has “no involvement in the decisions that were madeâ€.
“This was a complex case and we are very disappointed that the new university now has to deal with, in an appropriate manner and with due care, the consequences of historical decisions,†according to a statement.
Trinity Saint David said that the pay discrepancy occurred after the men were moved to a standard 37-hour-a-week contract but guaranteed overtime – but this arrangement meant that they were paid less than female counterparts.
The compensation figure is still to be decided, a spokesman said.
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