Monthly Pay
A reader from South Lanarkshire has been in touch - not over equal pay for a change - but about the plans to introduce monthly pay for all council employees.
At the moment many council employees are paid on a fortnightly basis - and regard the proposed move to monthly pay with suspicion and hostility.
From their standpoint, monthly pay will cause financial hardship - at a time when things are already difficult for many people.
Low-paid workers are always hardest-hit when employers move towards monthly pay - because they're used to living on a tighter budget - and different timescales.
Apparently, there has been little information - about exactly what will happen and when.
Speculation is rife that the new arrangements will be introduced in April 2010 - at the start of the new financial year.
According to our reader, council employees are worried about having to finance the pay gap - i.e. the two weeks between fortnightly and monthly pay.
The council is apparently offering employees a loan to get through this period - but there is understandable anxiety about getting into debt to finance the council's new pay arrangements.
Although the unions have been asked for advice and support - our reader says no response has been received to date.
So, if you have any news or views about what's going on - drop us a note - we're happy to report on any developments.
At the moment many council employees are paid on a fortnightly basis - and regard the proposed move to monthly pay with suspicion and hostility.
From their standpoint, monthly pay will cause financial hardship - at a time when things are already difficult for many people.
Low-paid workers are always hardest-hit when employers move towards monthly pay - because they're used to living on a tighter budget - and different timescales.
Apparently, there has been little information - about exactly what will happen and when.
Speculation is rife that the new arrangements will be introduced in April 2010 - at the start of the new financial year.
According to our reader, council employees are worried about having to finance the pay gap - i.e. the two weeks between fortnightly and monthly pay.
The council is apparently offering employees a loan to get through this period - but there is understandable anxiety about getting into debt to finance the council's new pay arrangements.
Although the unions have been asked for advice and support - our reader says no response has been received to date.
So, if you have any news or views about what's going on - drop us a note - we're happy to report on any developments.
