‘I lost two stone and developed mild PTSD during the tribunal’: How women deal with unequal pay

Head chef Kay Collins didn’t have to go digging to find out she was being paid £6,000 less than her male colleague. He volunteered the information during a casual chat, unaware of the inequality he was about to reveal. Collins, 59, from Weston-super-Mare – who had more qualifications, more experience, a more senior title, and had been working in the industry a decade longer – was so distressed she left work and went home for the day. Read more.