A part-time lecturer has won record compensation after claiming she was paid less than her colleagues despite working more hours.

Susan Birch-Maxton was awarded £25,000 and given a full-time contract at Leeds Metropolitan University following a three-year legal battle.

Her union, NATFHE, said the award was a landmark case that could affect the wages of millions of other part-time workers.

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