Job Evaluation and the Unions
A reader from Clackmannsnhire has been in touch about their new job evaluation scheme (JES) - and the resulting pay and grading arrangements - which the council intends to introduce from 31 March 2010.
Apparently, the unions are arranging some question and answer sessions about the new JES - and our reader wants to know: "What should we be asking?"
Well, for a start, I'd ask : "How come Single Status in Clackmannanshire took longer to settle than World War II?"
Because taking more than 10 years for the employers and the unions to implement an agreement they originally reached in 1999 - suggest that something fishy is happening.
Key points that people may also want to know:
What is the percentage of men and women on each of the new grades? If women are stuck on the lowest grades - this would suggest that pay discrimination is still present under the new JES.
What are the individual scores assigned to each of the 'new' jobs? Some councils try to withhold this information - because it keeps people in the dark about how one job compares to another.
Have the unions carried out an 'Equality Impact Assessment' on the new JES? If so, then members are entitled to see the results - which will show the 'before' and 'after' effect when it comes to male and female jobs.
Have the unions 'signed off' (i.e. agreed to) new job descriptions for each post and, if so, how was this done? Sometimes the unions are involved in the JES up to their necks, but withhold 'final agreement' - so that members don't realise how much they've helped to put the new system in place
So, that's your starter for ten - if readers need any other suggestions, or get some dodgy answers back - then let us know.
Apparently, the unions are arranging some question and answer sessions about the new JES - and our reader wants to know: "What should we be asking?"
Well, for a start, I'd ask : "How come Single Status in Clackmannanshire took longer to settle than World War II?"
Because taking more than 10 years for the employers and the unions to implement an agreement they originally reached in 1999 - suggest that something fishy is happening.
Key points that people may also want to know:
What is the percentage of men and women on each of the new grades? If women are stuck on the lowest grades - this would suggest that pay discrimination is still present under the new JES.
What are the individual scores assigned to each of the 'new' jobs? Some councils try to withhold this information - because it keeps people in the dark about how one job compares to another.
Have the unions carried out an 'Equality Impact Assessment' on the new JES? If so, then members are entitled to see the results - which will show the 'before' and 'after' effect when it comes to male and female jobs.
Have the unions 'signed off' (i.e. agreed to) new job descriptions for each post and, if so, how was this done? Sometimes the unions are involved in the JES up to their necks, but withhold 'final agreement' - so that members don't realise how much they've helped to put the new system in place
So, that's your starter for ten - if readers need any other suggestions, or get some dodgy answers back - then let us know.
