Glasgow, Job Evaluation and Equal Pay

As regular readers know, the hard work of replacing Glasgow's WPBR pay scheme requires a completely new job evaluation (JE) scheme to be put in place because the existing one was judged to be 'unfit for purpose' by the Court of Session, Scotland's highest civil court, back in 2017.

Giuliana (Jules) Mazzoni has been working hard behind the scenes to get a clear picture of all the council jobs which have to be assessed as part of the JE process.

Here's what another interviewee (an out of hours Home Carer) had to say about her experience.  

"I am a home carer out of hours worker and I answered the job evaluation questions given to me by Giuliana over the phone. 

"The questions related to my job and tasks and also how it has been working as a home carer through the pandemic. 

"Giuliana guided me through every questions explaining step by step how that question related to my job she was very helpful from start to finish and I would encourage others to take part in the job evaluation process."

Home Carer and Glasgow Claimant

So give Jules a ring or send her an email and play your part in the ongoing fight for equal pay in Glasgow City Council. 

 

Glasgow, Job Evaluation and Equal Pay (13/10/20)

There's been a great response to the recent call for Glasgow Claimants to come forward and help with the ongoing job evaluation (JE) exercise - here's another interviewee who is glad she got in touch with A4ES and Giuliana Mazzoni. 

"Thank you so much for taking me through my Job Evaluation for the role of a cook. 

"It was a lot easier doing this by phone as I felt I could talk better and explain my daily work routine with ease. 

"I hope this encourages others to participate. It was simple and easy over the phone, while we have the time please do it now!! 

"Don’t rely on someone else that’s in the same job. Do it for yourself, it’s our money and that’s what we want is to have the money we work damn hard for so get the finger out and ring, Giuliana. 

"Fight for your proper rate of pay."

PM

So don't delay - do your bit and give Jules a call today!

 

Glasgow, Job Evaluation and Equal Pay (30/09/20)

A4ES is working hard behind the scenes to get things moving again on the equal pay/job evaluation (JE) front.

Regular readers will recall that Glasgow City Council is committed to replacing its 'unfit for purpose' WPBR pay scheme with new, non-discriminatory pay arrangements which means that a new JE scheme has to be introduced.

The good news is that Glasgow Claimants can play their part by getting involved in the job evaluation interviews that are underway - see post below.

Here's what one claimant had to say after meeting with Giuliana (Jules) Mazzoni:

"Thanks (Giuliana) for helping get through the JE questionnaire. 

"Was scared at first as I was a bit confused by the Questionnaire, but with your help it was really simple and you were really helpful. 

"Everyone make sure you participate with Giuliana and A4ES, it really doesn’t take much time out of your day."

So let's get moving Glasgow because, as ever, many hands make light work when it comes to the fight for equal pay.

 

Calling Glasgow! (21/09/20)

Action 4 Equality Scotland (A4ES) is working hard to get Glasgow moving again on the job evaluation front after months of disruption caused by the Coronavirus epidemic.

Regular readers will recall that Glasgow City Council has agreed to replace its existing WPBR pay scheme which has been condemned as 'unfit for purpose' by the Court of Session, Scotland's highest civil court. 

So, A4ES is now looking for volunteers to participate in job evaluation interviews with our Job Analyst, Giuliana (Jules) Mazzoni.

At the moment we are specifically looking to speak with key workers who have worked throughout the pandemic to understand more about how their job has changed and what challenges Covid–19 has brought to their day to day work. 

 

The purpose of JE is to gain a full and accurate description of the different jobs that workers do across the council and therefore, learning more about key workers roles throughout this difficult time is important to this effort.

 

Giuliana has made contact with all home carers that she has spoken to across the last year however, if you haven’t yet spoken to Giuliana and would like to then please get in touch.

 

All interviews / discussions will be held remotely for the moment via telephone, skype, zoom, teams and so on.

However, this is nothing to worry about - Giuliana will be on hand to help you resolve any technical difficulties where possible. 

Giuliana will be more than happy to split discussions over more than one session if that is more suitable for some.

 

Key workers who are interested should email Giuliana at: Giuliana@a4es.co.uk

Or give Jules a call on: 07563 190261