For example, if an equal pay case would result in X amount being awarded to reduce the pay gap between male and female workers, the unions would also be trying to use the same money to ensure that the terms and conditions of male workers would not be reduced ie using pay protection packages. But the money can't cover both and the GMB were challenged over this recently and lost their case because they failed to secure back pay for the women that they were representing within that particular authority.
I totally detest these no win no fee lawyers and the sooner the gap in the legislation that allows them to take on employment tribunal cases is closed, the better. They have however, made unions and authorities sit right up where equal pay is concerned and we are seeing slow improvements but also silly excuses like the one Migeru was given, that services need to be cut because those damn women want equality. Ad astra per aspera
For everything that is important, we seem to see a suggestion that a small increase in council tax is needed for it - which I wouldn't mind so much if council tax allocation was a little fairer in the first place. Ad astra per aspera
My council tax bill increase by about £50 this year, so I wouldn't have minded seeing £1 of that go towards equal pay for equal work for school meals, to be honest. Can the last politician to go out the revolving door please turn the lights off?
