South Lanarkshire
We've had a very encouraging response to the recent posts about South Lanarkshire Council - see reports dated 17 April and 1 May 2009.
A number of MSPs have already been in touch - and we will be offering to meet any local politician that shows an interest in equal pay - and the way in which South Lanarkshire Council has implemented the 1999 Single Status Agreement.
MSPs are in a better position to raise any concerns they might have with the council - if they are doing so on behalf of people living and working in the area.
So this is an ideal opportunity for local people to say what they think - and ask why South Lanarkshire has behaved so differently to every other council in Scotland - when it comes to single status and equal pay.
1. Why is it so difficult for people to understand how their job is graded?
2. Why is it so difficult for people to understand how other jobs are graded?
3. Why is it so difficult to people to understand the link between grading and pay?
4. Why have traditional male jobs fared so much better than traditional female jobs?
5. Why has the council permanently preserved the higher earnings of some male workers - when this is a clear breach of the 1999 Single Status Agreement?
If you need any further information at this stage, contact Mark Irvine at: markirvine@compuserve.com
A number of MSPs have already been in touch - and we will be offering to meet any local politician that shows an interest in equal pay - and the way in which South Lanarkshire Council has implemented the 1999 Single Status Agreement.
MSPs are in a better position to raise any concerns they might have with the council - if they are doing so on behalf of people living and working in the area.
So this is an ideal opportunity for local people to say what they think - and ask why South Lanarkshire has behaved so differently to every other council in Scotland - when it comes to single status and equal pay.
1. Why is it so difficult for people to understand how their job is graded?
2. Why is it so difficult for people to understand how other jobs are graded?
3. Why is it so difficult to people to understand the link between grading and pay?
4. Why have traditional male jobs fared so much better than traditional female jobs?
5. Why has the council permanently preserved the higher earnings of some male workers - when this is a clear breach of the 1999 Single Status Agreement?
If you need any further information at this stage, contact Mark Irvine at: markirvine@compuserve.com
