DIY Trade Unions
A client from Edinburgh has been in touch to ask if she can transfer an equal pay claim from her trade union to Action 4 Equality and Stefan Cross.
The reason being that she has received a letter from the union to say that they are processing her claim - but it goes on to ask her if she can provide information about the earnings of likely male comparators!
Now this really is crazy - and takes the biscuit for sheer cheek.
The unions know fine well what their male members are paid - after all they negotiated the higher rates of pay with the employers in the first place - so asking their women members to supply these details is simply dishonest.
The unions have also been taking contributions off most of their members for many years - millions and millions of pounds when it's all added up - asking their women members for some Do- It-Yourself help with complex legal issues is deliberately misleading - in fact treating people like fools!
So, the answer to the client who raised the question is a resounding YES! The person concerned already has a claim running with Action 4 Equality and Stefan Cross against her local council - but she has a second part-time job in the NHS.
Her union was dealing with the NHS claim - but she is so disgusted with their attitude DIY approach to equal pay that she wants to vote with her feet.
This can be done very easily - we will send her a form to transfer her equal pay claim from the trade union to Stefan Cross - the advantage of transferring the claim (instead of submitting a new one) is that the original date will be used in terms of registering her case with the Employment Tribunals - so she will not lose out in any way.
If you know of anyone in a similar situation, we can send the information they need - either through the post or via e-mail.
The reason being that she has received a letter from the union to say that they are processing her claim - but it goes on to ask her if she can provide information about the earnings of likely male comparators!
Now this really is crazy - and takes the biscuit for sheer cheek.
The unions know fine well what their male members are paid - after all they negotiated the higher rates of pay with the employers in the first place - so asking their women members to supply these details is simply dishonest.
The unions have also been taking contributions off most of their members for many years - millions and millions of pounds when it's all added up - asking their women members for some Do- It-Yourself help with complex legal issues is deliberately misleading - in fact treating people like fools!
So, the answer to the client who raised the question is a resounding YES! The person concerned already has a claim running with Action 4 Equality and Stefan Cross against her local council - but she has a second part-time job in the NHS.
Her union was dealing with the NHS claim - but she is so disgusted with their attitude DIY approach to equal pay that she wants to vote with her feet.
This can be done very easily - we will send her a form to transfer her equal pay claim from the trade union to Stefan Cross - the advantage of transferring the claim (instead of submitting a new one) is that the original date will be used in terms of registering her case with the Employment Tribunals - so she will not lose out in any way.
If you know of anyone in a similar situation, we can send the information they need - either through the post or via e-mail.
