Knowledge is Power
Another reader from South Lanarkshire has been in touch - but this time the reader has a letter from the council - about implementing Single Status.
Now I haven't seen the letter yet - but apparently it deals with the transfer of council catering workers, predominantly women of course - from weekly to fortnightly pay.
But there's no mention of a £500 incentive payment - which appears to have been paid to at least some of the male dominated jobs.
Very interesting.
The letter also says - apparently - that 'Single Status is the terms used to harmonise APT&C and Manual conditions of service'.
Wrong.
Because the term Single Status is the term used to describe the 1999 Single Status (Equal Pay) Agreement - which is all about introducing a new and common set of conditions of service.
But one that is underpinned by a non-discriminatory Job Evaluation Scheme (JES) - which treats everyone fairly and ensures that all jobs are paid objectively - on the basis of their skills and responsibilities.
So if you have any 'Single Status' letters or documents from this period - relating to either male or female council jobs - I'd be very interested in having a look at what they have to say.
Easiest way to get in touch is by e-mail at: markirvine@compuserve.com
Meantime union members in South Lanarkshire might like to ask their local union branch officials - about the mystery behind the £500 incentive payment - which seems to have excluded women's jobs.
Now I haven't seen the letter yet - but apparently it deals with the transfer of council catering workers, predominantly women of course - from weekly to fortnightly pay.
But there's no mention of a £500 incentive payment - which appears to have been paid to at least some of the male dominated jobs.
Very interesting.
The letter also says - apparently - that 'Single Status is the terms used to harmonise APT&C and Manual conditions of service'.
Wrong.
Because the term Single Status is the term used to describe the 1999 Single Status (Equal Pay) Agreement - which is all about introducing a new and common set of conditions of service.
But one that is underpinned by a non-discriminatory Job Evaluation Scheme (JES) - which treats everyone fairly and ensures that all jobs are paid objectively - on the basis of their skills and responsibilities.
So if you have any 'Single Status' letters or documents from this period - relating to either male or female council jobs - I'd be very interested in having a look at what they have to say.
Easiest way to get in touch is by e-mail at: markirvine@compuserve.com
Meantime union members in South Lanarkshire might like to ask their local union branch officials - about the mystery behind the £500 incentive payment - which seems to have excluded women's jobs.
