Former employees of Birmingham City Council can launch unequal pay claims, the Supreme Court has decided in a landmark ruling.
The council had appealed against a ruling by the Court of Appeal to allow claims to go through civil courts instead of only through employment tribunals.
Until today, people were only allowed to make claims through tribunals within six months of employment.
Now former staff will be able to claim through the civil courts within six years of their employment ending.
Lawyers describe the judgment, given in London, as a "landmark" and say it could have "huge implications".
Last November, the Court of Appeal said scores of cooks, cleaners, catering and care staff previously employed by Birmingham City Council were entitled to launch pay equality compensation claims in the High Court.
The city council challenged that decision in the Supreme Court but a panel of five justices dismissed the appeal by a majority.
Judges heard that 170 women were among female workers denied bonuses similar to those handed out to employees in traditionally male-dominated jobs such as refuse collectors, street cleaners, road workers and grave-diggers.
The court was told that, in 2007 and 2008, tens of thousands of pounds were paid to female council employees to compensate them.
More payments have also been made to women who took cases to an employment tribunal.
But only workers still employed or who had recently left were eligible to make claims in a tribunal.
Those who had left earlier were caught by the six-month deadline for launching claims.
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