East Ayrshire Council
East Ayrshire Council has a GMF hearing scheduled for 17 to 28 August 2009 – this is the hearing where the employer has to state its defence in public – and try to justify the big differences in pay between traditional male and female jobs.
A series of GMF hearings are underway across Scotland – which is why things are starting to heat up.
For the past year or so, East Ayrshire has been blowing hot and cold on the subject of a negotiated settlement – so now’s the time to either put up or shut up, as we head towards the GMF hearing in August.
East Ayrshire has protected the higher (bonus related) earnings of its traditional male workers for a period of 4 years - so the women workers in East Ayrshire have a 4 year claim for the full protection period.
East Ayrshire now has a final opportunity to consider its position – but if the council does not come to its senses in the next few weeks, the GMF hearing will proceed as planned.
A series of GMF hearings are underway across Scotland – which is why things are starting to heat up.
For the past year or so, East Ayrshire has been blowing hot and cold on the subject of a negotiated settlement – so now’s the time to either put up or shut up, as we head towards the GMF hearing in August.
East Ayrshire has protected the higher (bonus related) earnings of its traditional male workers for a period of 4 years - so the women workers in East Ayrshire have a 4 year claim for the full protection period.
East Ayrshire now has a final opportunity to consider its position – but if the council does not come to its senses in the next few weeks, the GMF hearing will proceed as planned.
