Ghosts of Christmas Past
A Glasgow reader - a home carer - has been in touch to say 'good luck' with the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) hearing on 8 and 9 March 2011.
The reader says she felt pressured into signing her compromise agreement because of the lack of information and support - not just from the council, but from the trade unions as well.
"I reckon I lost the best part of £15,000 if all my hours had been taken into account properly", she went on to say.
"We got absolutely no advice or support from the lawyers present on the day and all the union reps had disappeared like snow off a dyke - leaving the members to fend for themselves."
So there you have it - from someone who's given a lifetime of service to the council - and who has a right to feel badly let down.
The reader says she felt pressured into signing her compromise agreement because of the lack of information and support - not just from the council, but from the trade unions as well.
"I reckon I lost the best part of £15,000 if all my hours had been taken into account properly", she went on to say.
"We got absolutely no advice or support from the lawyers present on the day and all the union reps had disappeared like snow off a dyke - leaving the members to fend for themselves."
So there you have it - from someone who's given a lifetime of service to the council - and who has a right to feel badly let down.
