Life's Little Ironies
In one of life's little ironies, the public will soon know more about what top bankers earn - than they will about the pay of traditional male jobs in South Lanarkshire Council.
The government has decided that UK banks should be forced to disclose the number of employees who earn more than £1m per year - following a report by Sir David Walker.
How refreshing and welcome - but how strange is it that one of Scotland's largest councils (South Lanarkshire) - takes the complete opposite approach?
The government intends to bring forward legislation - to compel the banks to spill the beans - and, importantly, individual names will be withheld to protect people's privacy.
Exactly right - and that's exactly what I asked South Lanarkshire to do in relation to male workers earnings - see post dated 23 October 2009: "Clear As Mud".
South Lanarkshire Council refused my request - and their decision is now under appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner - but it shows the lengths some organisations will go to - to keep the public and their workforce in the dark.
The UK banks behaving more openly and transparently than one of Scotland's 'leading' councils - what an amazing thought.
The government has decided that UK banks should be forced to disclose the number of employees who earn more than £1m per year - following a report by Sir David Walker.
How refreshing and welcome - but how strange is it that one of Scotland's largest councils (South Lanarkshire) - takes the complete opposite approach?
The government intends to bring forward legislation - to compel the banks to spill the beans - and, importantly, individual names will be withheld to protect people's privacy.
Exactly right - and that's exactly what I asked South Lanarkshire to do in relation to male workers earnings - see post dated 23 October 2009: "Clear As Mud".
South Lanarkshire Council refused my request - and their decision is now under appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner - but it shows the lengths some organisations will go to - to keep the public and their workforce in the dark.
The UK banks behaving more openly and transparently than one of Scotland's 'leading' councils - what an amazing thought.
