GLASGOW LOSES VITAL PRE-HEARING
Glasgow City Council has lost a vital pre-hearing review (PHR) over the council's compromise agreements - that many people signed in November and December 2005.
Stefan Cross is challenging the validity of Glasgow's compromise agreements - and is seeking a ruling from the employment tribunal that the agreements did not comply with the Sex Discrimination Act.
If that challenge is succcesful, it will have the effect of re-opening the whole issue - for thousands of council staff who accepted settlement offers from the council - that were worth far less than the real value of their claims.
Glasgow tried to block this challenge at a specially convened pre-hearing review - the council argued that they were being unfairly treated because of criticism on the Action 4 Equality Scotland blog site.
But the employment tribunal rejected Glasgow's argument - and the challenge from Stefan Cross will now proceed in the New Year.
If you need advice about your own situation, contact Mark Irvine at: markirvine@compuserve.com
Stefan Cross is challenging the validity of Glasgow's compromise agreements - and is seeking a ruling from the employment tribunal that the agreements did not comply with the Sex Discrimination Act.
If that challenge is succcesful, it will have the effect of re-opening the whole issue - for thousands of council staff who accepted settlement offers from the council - that were worth far less than the real value of their claims.
Glasgow tried to block this challenge at a specially convened pre-hearing review - the council argued that they were being unfairly treated because of criticism on the Action 4 Equality Scotland blog site.
But the employment tribunal rejected Glasgow's argument - and the challenge from Stefan Cross will now proceed in the New Year.
If you need advice about your own situation, contact Mark Irvine at: markirvine@compuserve.com
