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Birmingham City Council could be forced to pay out up to £600m in equal pay case.

Thousands of female Birmingham City Council staff could receive a share of up to £600m in compensation after winning an equal pay employment tribunal case.

Up to 5,000 female workers, including cleaners, care assistants & cooks, brought the case against the council after they were not paid bonuses that were offered to male refuse collectors, allowing the men to earn more than £50,000 a year.

The tribunal found these bonuses were discriminatory because it was rewarding male workers for doing their jobs properly.  Read more

 

Statutory Pay Changes April 2010

Tue 6th Apr 2010 | Employment News

Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay (Partners Pay) and Satutory Adoption Pay rises to £124.88 per week or 90% of average earnings whichever is less.

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rises to £79.15 per week.

Statutory Redundancy Pay remains capped at £380.00 per week with the next review in February 2011.

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National Minimum Wage April 2010

Tue 6th Apr 2010 | Employment News

The national minimum wage has risen to; £5.80 per hour for employees aged 22 and over £4.83 per hour for employees aged 18 to 21 £3.57 per hour for employees aged 16 and 17. The next...

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