Former APT&C Workers
I've received lots of enquiries about the recent Court of Session hearing in Edinburgh - involving the equal pay claims of former APT&C workers.
What everyone wants to know is: 'What happened - what was the outcome?'
Well as often happens in these big, complex cases - there was no outcome at the conclusion of the hearing.
The judges involved in the case will take some time to consider all the evidence - before issuing their detailed written decision - but it may take several weeks before this happens.
When it does - the news will be reported on the blog site.
Former APT&C Workers
A number of readers have been in touch about the hearing at the Court of Session - regarding the equal pay claims of former APT&C council workers.
The case involves Edinburgh City Council directly - but the outcome is likely to impact on lots of other cases and councils as well.
Edinburgh City Council lost the argument comprehensively at previous Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal hearings - yet is still using taxpayers money in an effort to overturn these previous decisions.
The hearing is due to take place at the Court of Session in Edinburgh - between 14 and 17 June 2011.
Here's a previous post from 20 April 2011 - explaining the background in more detail.
"Short Shrift in Edinburgh"
"A number of readers from Edinburgh have been in touch - asking why the outstanding male claims have been settled - but not the 'equal value' claims from former council workers on former APT&C grades.
The kind of jobs involved are social care workers - catering managers, previously known as cooks-in-charge - and so on.
Well the answer is that the delay is down to Edinburgh City Council's intransigence - because this ability of former APT&C workers to bring an equal pay claims was demonstrated long ago.
An Employment Tribunal in Edinburgh in the summer of 2008 decided that former APT&C workers - were able to compare their earnings against the much higher earnings of traditional male groups - such as male refuse workers and gardeners.
In fact the Employment Judge described Edinburgh City Council - as trying to defend the 'indefensible'.
But the council decided to waste even more public money by appealing that decision - to the Employment Appeal Tribunal - where it lost again.
And then the council decided to appeal even further to the Court of Session - where the case is due to be heard from 14 to 17 June 2011.
So Edinburgh City Council is responsible for the delay - no one else.
Let's hope the Court of Session gives Edinburgh's case short shrift - and follows the lead of the previous ET and EAT hearings."
What everyone wants to know is: 'What happened - what was the outcome?'
Well as often happens in these big, complex cases - there was no outcome at the conclusion of the hearing.
The judges involved in the case will take some time to consider all the evidence - before issuing their detailed written decision - but it may take several weeks before this happens.
When it does - the news will be reported on the blog site.
Former APT&C Workers
A number of readers have been in touch about the hearing at the Court of Session - regarding the equal pay claims of former APT&C council workers.
The case involves Edinburgh City Council directly - but the outcome is likely to impact on lots of other cases and councils as well.
Edinburgh City Council lost the argument comprehensively at previous Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal hearings - yet is still using taxpayers money in an effort to overturn these previous decisions.
The hearing is due to take place at the Court of Session in Edinburgh - between 14 and 17 June 2011.
Here's a previous post from 20 April 2011 - explaining the background in more detail.
"Short Shrift in Edinburgh"
"A number of readers from Edinburgh have been in touch - asking why the outstanding male claims have been settled - but not the 'equal value' claims from former council workers on former APT&C grades.
The kind of jobs involved are social care workers - catering managers, previously known as cooks-in-charge - and so on.
Well the answer is that the delay is down to Edinburgh City Council's intransigence - because this ability of former APT&C workers to bring an equal pay claims was demonstrated long ago.
An Employment Tribunal in Edinburgh in the summer of 2008 decided that former APT&C workers - were able to compare their earnings against the much higher earnings of traditional male groups - such as male refuse workers and gardeners.
In fact the Employment Judge described Edinburgh City Council - as trying to defend the 'indefensible'.
But the council decided to waste even more public money by appealing that decision - to the Employment Appeal Tribunal - where it lost again.
And then the council decided to appeal even further to the Court of Session - where the case is due to be heard from 14 to 17 June 2011.
So Edinburgh City Council is responsible for the delay - no one else.
Let's hope the Court of Session gives Edinburgh's case short shrift - and follows the lead of the previous ET and EAT hearings."
