Former APT&C Workers
Good news for all former APT&C workers - still fighting for equal pay.
The long awaited judgment from the Court of Session was released earlier today - the result being that Edinburgh City Council's latest appeal was thrown out.
Regular readers will recall that this case - which has become known as Wilkinson v Edinburgh City Council - has effectively become a test case for former APT&C workers across Scotland.
In the original Employment Tribunal hearing the judge described Edinburgh City Council's position as - trying to 'defend the indefensible'.
Despite the lack of any convincing legal arguments - Edinburgh insisted on appealing that landmark decision to the Employment Appeal Tribunal - where they lost again.
But again the City Council appealed - this time to the Court of Session.
During all of this time the council has been using huge sums of money - public money of course - to resist perfectly valid equal pay claims from their former APT&C employees.
People in a variety of low paid jobs - such as social care workers, catering managers and classroom assistants.
I gave evidence to the original Employment Tribunal hearing in the summer of 2008 - and the very same arguments used three years ago by Action 4 Equality Scotland - were completely vindicated today in the Court of Session.
I've not had much chance to read the court's written decision - so I will have more to say tomorrow.
In the meantime, let's hope that Edinburgh City Council finally comes to its senses - along with other councils who have been eagerly awaiting the outcome of the case.
Because Edinburgh has lost the same argument time and again - and the City Council should now do the responsible thing - by agreeing to settle all of its outstanding claims.
The long awaited judgment from the Court of Session was released earlier today - the result being that Edinburgh City Council's latest appeal was thrown out.
Regular readers will recall that this case - which has become known as Wilkinson v Edinburgh City Council - has effectively become a test case for former APT&C workers across Scotland.
In the original Employment Tribunal hearing the judge described Edinburgh City Council's position as - trying to 'defend the indefensible'.
Despite the lack of any convincing legal arguments - Edinburgh insisted on appealing that landmark decision to the Employment Appeal Tribunal - where they lost again.
But again the City Council appealed - this time to the Court of Session.
During all of this time the council has been using huge sums of money - public money of course - to resist perfectly valid equal pay claims from their former APT&C employees.
People in a variety of low paid jobs - such as social care workers, catering managers and classroom assistants.
I gave evidence to the original Employment Tribunal hearing in the summer of 2008 - and the very same arguments used three years ago by Action 4 Equality Scotland - were completely vindicated today in the Court of Session.
I've not had much chance to read the court's written decision - so I will have more to say tomorrow.
In the meantime, let's hope that Edinburgh City Council finally comes to its senses - along with other councils who have been eagerly awaiting the outcome of the case.
Because Edinburgh has lost the same argument time and again - and the City Council should now do the responsible thing - by agreeing to settle all of its outstanding claims.
