Pensions and Equal Pay



I said I would share my thoughts about how to bring North Lanarkshire Council to account over its continued failure to action requests from former employees to have their equal pay settlements made on a pensionable basis. 

So here you are and if people let me know how they get on, I'll share their experiences on the blog site - without naming names or using anyone's personal details, of course..


Step 1

 Write a formal letter of complaint to the chief executive of North Lanarkshire Council, Paul Jukes whose email address is: jukesp@northlan.gov.uk

Even if you have written previously, send a further letter explaining how long you have been waiting on the council to act upon your request.

 Say that if you don't receive a satisfactory answer within 7 days, you will take your complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman.


Step 2

 Write a letter to your local MSP and ask for their support - provide copies of posts form the blog site or send them the relevant links from: www.action4equalityscotland.blogspot.com

If you don't know the name of your MSP you can find this via the Scottish Parliament web site: http://www.parliament.scot/msps/current-msps.aspx


Step 3 

 Write to the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and ask why you should have to fight so hard to have your equal pay settlement made on a pensionable basis when this issue was decided so long ago by Scottish Ministers: scottish.ministers@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

Ask what Scottish Ministers can do to help, notwithstanding the fact that North Lanarkshire Council is an 'independent' body there is no reason that other politicians cannot intervene and publicly criticise the council, if necessary.

Scotland's MSPs, MPs and Government ministers speak out say on all kinds of things every day of the week and they're not slow to criticise what goes on in every other walk of life. 

 So let's hear what they have to say about North Lanarkshire's foot-dragging behaviour - for which there are no excuses.
Step 4

 Register a complaint with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman using their online complains form: https://www.spso.org.uk/complain/form/start/

The SPSO normally requires a 'final response' from the organisation being complained about, but this is your opportunity to explain how long you have been given the run around and continually fobbed off by North Lanarkshire Council. 
  

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