Falkirk Council - STOP PRESS
The Employment Tribunal dates for Falkirk Council - scheduled for this week and next - have had to be postponed we're sorry to say.
The reason being that the council failed to provide essential information about its Job Evaluation scheme in time for the original hearing - so there was no point in proceeding on those previously agreed dates.
The good news is that the information requested from the council has finally arrived - this is currently being assessed and will be considered at a new case management hearing which has now been arranged for 22 May.
A new Falkirk Council will be elected on 3rd May - its leadership and make up is anyone's guess at this stage - but whoever is in charge, the council will have to take a long hard look at the mess they've made of equal pay.
The reality is that recent developments in Glasgow will put pressure on Falkirk - and all the other councils in Scotland - to consider how wise it is to proceed all the way through the Employment Tribunal process.
Further news about the Falkirk cases will be posted here soon after 22 May
The reason being that the council failed to provide essential information about its Job Evaluation scheme in time for the original hearing - so there was no point in proceeding on those previously agreed dates.
The good news is that the information requested from the council has finally arrived - this is currently being assessed and will be considered at a new case management hearing which has now been arranged for 22 May.
A new Falkirk Council will be elected on 3rd May - its leadership and make up is anyone's guess at this stage - but whoever is in charge, the council will have to take a long hard look at the mess they've made of equal pay.
The reality is that recent developments in Glasgow will put pressure on Falkirk - and all the other councils in Scotland - to consider how wise it is to proceed all the way through the Employment Tribunal process.
Further news about the Falkirk cases will be posted here soon after 22 May
