North Ayrshire - update
A Case Management Discussion (CMD) on North Ayrshire's cases took place at the end of March. The hearing could not make much progress as the council had not complied with orders made by the Tribunal at the previous CMD in January.
North Ayrshire are now in breach of the following 3 Tribunal orders:
1 To provide pay details in the claims where they say the claimants earn more than their comparators
2 To specify their GMF defence in claims where they accept the claimants earn less than their comparators (i.e. how do they explain the pay gap?)
3 To provide scores and grades for all the claimant and comparator posts evaluated in their recent Red Book job evaluation scheme
The Tribunals ordered (at the March CMD) that North Ayrshire be given one last chance to comply with their latest directions - and allowed the council 4 weeks to provide the information in respect of points 1 and 2 - and seven days to provide the information in respect of point 3.
The Tribunal also ordered that the council's defence to these claims will be automatically struck out - with no prospect of appeal or an extension of time - should North Ayrshire fail to comply with the new timescale.
If the council messes up again, we will move straight to a remedies hearing where the Tribunal will decide the amount to award each claimant.
North Ayrshire are now in breach of the following 3 Tribunal orders:
1 To provide pay details in the claims where they say the claimants earn more than their comparators
2 To specify their GMF defence in claims where they accept the claimants earn less than their comparators (i.e. how do they explain the pay gap?)
3 To provide scores and grades for all the claimant and comparator posts evaluated in their recent Red Book job evaluation scheme
The Tribunals ordered (at the March CMD) that North Ayrshire be given one last chance to comply with their latest directions - and allowed the council 4 weeks to provide the information in respect of points 1 and 2 - and seven days to provide the information in respect of point 3.
The Tribunal also ordered that the council's defence to these claims will be automatically struck out - with no prospect of appeal or an extension of time - should North Ayrshire fail to comply with the new timescale.
If the council messes up again, we will move straight to a remedies hearing where the Tribunal will decide the amount to award each claimant.
