North Ayrshire Council - update
A CMD hearing regarding the North Ayrshire cases took place in Glasgow last week - here's the latest news:
1 The Employment Tribunal has agreed that most, if not all, North Ayrshire Council cases will now be heard at a single GMF hearing
2 The council has had to abandon its argument for treating Home Carers as a separate category and a different type of claim - in effect the council has been forced to accept that the reorganisation of the service in 2005 did not change the underlying grades
3 The council is suggesting that some female claimants are not actually paid any less than their male comparators - but failed to provide any details
4 The Employment Tribunal has agreed to give the council some time to explain precisely what they mean by this - and identify which claimants (they say) are involved
5 The Employment Tribunal has also ordered the council to provide overall rates of pay for all claimants and comparator posts - i.e. to come clean on what bonuses the traditional male jobs have been paid
5 A further CMD has been scheduled for 26 March - which will consider all the outstanding issues and a date for a GMF hearing
The difference between CMD and GMF hearings is explained in the post dated 3 January 2008
1 The Employment Tribunal has agreed that most, if not all, North Ayrshire Council cases will now be heard at a single GMF hearing
2 The council has had to abandon its argument for treating Home Carers as a separate category and a different type of claim - in effect the council has been forced to accept that the reorganisation of the service in 2005 did not change the underlying grades
3 The council is suggesting that some female claimants are not actually paid any less than their male comparators - but failed to provide any details
4 The Employment Tribunal has agreed to give the council some time to explain precisely what they mean by this - and identify which claimants (they say) are involved
5 The Employment Tribunal has also ordered the council to provide overall rates of pay for all claimants and comparator posts - i.e. to come clean on what bonuses the traditional male jobs have been paid
5 A further CMD has been scheduled for 26 March - which will consider all the outstanding issues and a date for a GMF hearing
The difference between CMD and GMF hearings is explained in the post dated 3 January 2008
