North Lanarkshire
New enquiries from North Lanarkshire Council keep rolling in - from people who are in one of the former APT&C groups.
APT&C stands for - Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical - in other words monthly paid, formerly 'white collar' staff who are now employed in a wide variety of jobs.
Because North Lanarkshire Council has not made settlement offers to these groups - it is still possible to register an equal pay claim.
Hence the new wave of interest from a wide range of clerical workers, school support staff - and so on.
The trade unions, of course, have never encouraged former APT&C staff to pursue equal pay claims - even though many people were paid much less than traditional, male dominated 'manual worker' jobs.
The fact that a refuse worker, a gravedigger or a gardener was earning so much more - than a classroom assistant or a skilled clerical worker - never bothered the unions, even after they signed up to the 1999 Single Status Agreement.
So, if you are in one of these jobs - and you wish to pursue an equal pay claim - send your details to Mark Irvine at: markirvine@compuserve.com
APT&C stands for - Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical - in other words monthly paid, formerly 'white collar' staff who are now employed in a wide variety of jobs.
Because North Lanarkshire Council has not made settlement offers to these groups - it is still possible to register an equal pay claim.
Hence the new wave of interest from a wide range of clerical workers, school support staff - and so on.
The trade unions, of course, have never encouraged former APT&C staff to pursue equal pay claims - even though many people were paid much less than traditional, male dominated 'manual worker' jobs.
The fact that a refuse worker, a gravedigger or a gardener was earning so much more - than a classroom assistant or a skilled clerical worker - never bothered the unions, even after they signed up to the 1999 Single Status Agreement.
So, if you are in one of these jobs - and you wish to pursue an equal pay claim - send your details to Mark Irvine at: markirvine@compuserve.com
