Falkirk Council Update
I get email enquiries on a daily basis asking for updates on equal pay and my answer is always the same - all the news I have is shared on the blog site and/or Twitter.
Although things are always happening behind the scenes, it's never sensible to speculate on what may happen until events take a decisive turn one way or the other.
Discussion are taking place in Falkirk, for example, and this may lead to a settlement of all the outstanding equal pay claims, but only time will tell.
If there is not a negotiated settlement, an important tribunal hearing on the horizon which is scheduled to take place on 23 February 2016 - no doubt this will concentrate minds on the Council side.
Because the tribunal hearing in February will be asked to disclose all kinds of sensitive pay information which the Council has been trying to keep under wraps all this time.