North Lanarkshire Update
A kind reader has shared a reply from Anne Burns, head of human resources at North Lanarkshire Council, regarding the long-awaited back pay payments to Home Support workers.
The relevant part of the response states:
"For those individuals with an equal pay claim, and who are awaiting a final settlement payment, this information has now been passed to their legal representatives, who will administer the Settlement Agreement process direct with their clients."
I have to tell people that this is completely untrue - the Settlement Agreement forms part of the overall settlement package and has still not been formally approved by North Lanarkshire Council.
The financial data has been provided (after weeks of delay) and individual settlement letters from A4ES/HBJ Gateley are ready to go out, but these cannot be released until the Council confirms its acceptance of the Settlement Agreement.
"For those individuals with an equal pay claim, and who are awaiting a final settlement payment, this information has now been passed to their legal representatives, who will administer the Settlement Agreement process direct with their clients."
I have to tell people that this is completely untrue - the Settlement Agreement forms part of the overall settlement package and has still not been formally approved by North Lanarkshire Council.
The financial data has been provided (after weeks of delay) and individual settlement letters from A4ES/HBJ Gateley are ready to go out, but these cannot be released until the Council confirms its acceptance of the Settlement Agreement.
A4ES and HBJ Gateley have already approved the document, so the latest hold-up is entirely down to the senior official and politicians at North Lanarkshire Council.
If the present debacle is not resolved by tomorrow (Monday 14 November 2016), I propose a demonstration outside Council headquarters in Motherwell.
