The 251 women, including classroom assistants, learning assistants and nursery nurses, brought the test case against Dumfries and Galloway Council, which lost at the Supreme Court, the UK’s highest court, last week.
They had originally been through an employment tribunal, a tribunal appeal and the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
One of the women, Elaine North, 51, a learning assistant working with children with additional needs, said: “This decision means equality for women, equal pay, getting what we deserve and what we’re entitled to. We’ve been fighting for this for seven years.”
Public sector union Unison said more than 2,000 women would now pursue claims for several years’ worth of bonuses.
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