South Lanarkshire MSPs
Here's an e-mail which has been sent to all MSPs in the South Lanarkshire Council area - we've already had some useful feedback - the more people that get involved, the greater the impact will be - further news will follow.
Dear MSP
South Lanarkshire and Equal Pay
I attach a recent article on South Lanarkshire and Equal Pay from the Action 4 Equality Scotland blog site.
As you know, equal pay is a big issue for thousands of council workers in South Lanarkshire, not least because their employer has dealt with Single Status and Equal Pay in a unique way - one that is completely different to every other council in Scotland.
We are in the process of arranging a further round of meetings in South Lanarkshire to update the many clients that we currently represent. We plan to invite local MSPs along to these meetings to hear what local people have to say.
We are also encouraging local council workers to enter into a dialogue with their elected politicians – because our feedback is that many MSPs do not fully appreciate what South Lanarkshire Council has done through its local implementation of the 1999 Single Status Agreement.
If you would like to make a brief comment on the issue, I would be happy to publish this on the blog site – as it may help people decide which local MSPs to contact regarding equal pay.
By way of background information, I also enclose a copy of the written evidence submitted by Action 4 Equality Scotland to the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee.
Kind regards
Mark Irvine
Dear MSP
South Lanarkshire and Equal Pay
I attach a recent article on South Lanarkshire and Equal Pay from the Action 4 Equality Scotland blog site.
As you know, equal pay is a big issue for thousands of council workers in South Lanarkshire, not least because their employer has dealt with Single Status and Equal Pay in a unique way - one that is completely different to every other council in Scotland.
We are in the process of arranging a further round of meetings in South Lanarkshire to update the many clients that we currently represent. We plan to invite local MSPs along to these meetings to hear what local people have to say.
We are also encouraging local council workers to enter into a dialogue with their elected politicians – because our feedback is that many MSPs do not fully appreciate what South Lanarkshire Council has done through its local implementation of the 1999 Single Status Agreement.
If you would like to make a brief comment on the issue, I would be happy to publish this on the blog site – as it may help people decide which local MSPs to contact regarding equal pay.
By way of background information, I also enclose a copy of the written evidence submitted by Action 4 Equality Scotland to the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Communities Committee.
Kind regards
Mark Irvine
