Edinburgh City Council
One of our regular readers has been in touch to ask what's happening in Edinburgh following the Employment Appeal Tribunal decision from Lady Smith - see post dated 21 May 2010.
Well what's happening is that Edinburgh City Council is behing urged to stop wasting time and huge amounts of taxpayers money - which is what it's been doing for the past year and more.
The council should either settle all the outstanding claims - or get on with defending them at a full GMF hearing in the Employment Tribunals.
At a GMF hearing Edinburgh would have to explain and justify - the big pay differences between traditional male and female jobs.
Someone should ask the council - under a Freedom of Information (FOI) question - exactly how much Edinburgh has spent on external legal fees - in trying to frustrate and deny the claims of former APT&C staff.
Bound to be a pretty penny.
Edinburgh readers can play their part as well if they want - by raising these costly and ridiculous delaying tactics with the council leader - Jenny Dawe whose e-mail address is: jenny.dawe@edinburgh.gov.uk
Well what's happening is that Edinburgh City Council is behing urged to stop wasting time and huge amounts of taxpayers money - which is what it's been doing for the past year and more.
The council should either settle all the outstanding claims - or get on with defending them at a full GMF hearing in the Employment Tribunals.
At a GMF hearing Edinburgh would have to explain and justify - the big pay differences between traditional male and female jobs.
Someone should ask the council - under a Freedom of Information (FOI) question - exactly how much Edinburgh has spent on external legal fees - in trying to frustrate and deny the claims of former APT&C staff.
Bound to be a pretty penny.
Edinburgh readers can play their part as well if they want - by raising these costly and ridiculous delaying tactics with the council leader - Jenny Dawe whose e-mail address is: jenny.dawe@edinburgh.gov.uk
