Setback in Glasgow
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has issued a written decision in the Glasgow 'Compromise Agreement' case.
Unfortunately the decision has gone in favour of the employer - which means that the EAT agree with the original Employment Tribunal decision - that the 2005 Compromise Agreements remain valid.
The decicion is a big disappointment and affects only those people who signed a Compromise Agreement with the council - before raising an equal pay claim.
There are 42 days within which to consider any appeal - and an assessment will now take place on whether there are sufficient legal grounds to appeal further.
As regular readers know, council workers who signed these Compromise Agreements played no part in selecting the lawyers involved - since they were all hand picked by Glasgow City Council.
Nor did the lawyers involved give any practical advice on the content of the Compromise Agreements - or on the real value of these claims - which is why people are so angry.
Because they were encouraged by the council - and the unions often - to believe they were getting a good deal - when in fact they were being offered much less than half of the true value of their claims - in many cases.
If any readers wish to read the full EAT decision - you can access this on the EAT web site.
All the other Action 4 Equality Scotland cases involving Glasgow - and the council's WPBR (Workforce Pay and Benefits Review) - continue in the Glasgow employment tribunal.
More news will follow.
Unfortunately the decision has gone in favour of the employer - which means that the EAT agree with the original Employment Tribunal decision - that the 2005 Compromise Agreements remain valid.
The decicion is a big disappointment and affects only those people who signed a Compromise Agreement with the council - before raising an equal pay claim.
There are 42 days within which to consider any appeal - and an assessment will now take place on whether there are sufficient legal grounds to appeal further.
As regular readers know, council workers who signed these Compromise Agreements played no part in selecting the lawyers involved - since they were all hand picked by Glasgow City Council.
Nor did the lawyers involved give any practical advice on the content of the Compromise Agreements - or on the real value of these claims - which is why people are so angry.
Because they were encouraged by the council - and the unions often - to believe they were getting a good deal - when in fact they were being offered much less than half of the true value of their claims - in many cases.
If any readers wish to read the full EAT decision - you can access this on the EAT web site.
All the other Action 4 Equality Scotland cases involving Glasgow - and the council's WPBR (Workforce Pay and Benefits Review) - continue in the Glasgow employment tribunal.
More news will follow.
