Edinburgh - Male Claims
Edinburgh City Council is to revisit the issue of making revised offers to male workers on Thursday 20 December 2007 - at the next full council meeting.
The council's finance chief - Councillor Gordon MacKenzie - announced in October via the Edinburgh Evening News (see post dated 19 November) that the council would do the right thing by this group of workers.
And quite right too - because they do exactly the same jobs as their female colleagues - and to treat them any differently will simply open the council up to more legal challenges and complaints of direct sex discrimination.
Action 4 Equality has already been in touch with Councillor MacKenzie - we will be getting back to him again this week urging the finance chief and his fellow councillors to deal with this matter decisively on 20 December.
If not, this will make a mockery of Edinburgh City Council's claim to be an equal opportunities employer.
Our clients can help - you should lobby your own local councillors - politely, but firmly and lay out the facts - make it clear that the council must keep its word - by putting this issue finally to bed on 20 December.
You can find contact details for your own local councillor on the council's web site: www.edinburgh.gov.uk
The council's finance chief - Councillor Gordon MacKenzie - announced in October via the Edinburgh Evening News (see post dated 19 November) that the council would do the right thing by this group of workers.
And quite right too - because they do exactly the same jobs as their female colleagues - and to treat them any differently will simply open the council up to more legal challenges and complaints of direct sex discrimination.
Action 4 Equality has already been in touch with Councillor MacKenzie - we will be getting back to him again this week urging the finance chief and his fellow councillors to deal with this matter decisively on 20 December.
If not, this will make a mockery of Edinburgh City Council's claim to be an equal opportunities employer.
Our clients can help - you should lobby your own local councillors - politely, but firmly and lay out the facts - make it clear that the council must keep its word - by putting this issue finally to bed on 20 December.
You can find contact details for your own local councillor on the council's web site: www.edinburgh.gov.uk
