Action 4 Equality - London Launch

Action 4 Equality has transformed the fight for equal pay in the UK.

In Scotland, and in parts of England, Action 4 Equality has forced council employers to get off their lazy backsides and do what they promised to do 10 years ago - introduce modern pay and grading structures.

In 1998, all the councils in London (with the support of the trade unions) signed up to a landmark Single Status Agreement - which was designed to sweep away years of pay discrimination between male and female jobs.

In the negotiations leading up to this agreement, both sides (employers and trade unions) openly acknowledged that many female jobs were badly undervalued and underpaid.

For example, Home Carers or Cooks were on higher grades than council Refuse Workers or Gardeners, but nonetheless ended up with less take home pay - because of hidden bonuses paid only to male jobs. The same is true of a Catering Assistant and a Road Sweeper.

Typically, most female dominated council jobs are paid only £6 or £7 per hour - but the traditional male jobs are much better paid at £9, £10 and £11 an hour - because their bonuses are often worth 50% + on top of their basic pay.

It's an open secret (among the employers and trade unions) that these traditional male jobs - refuse workers, gravediggers and gardeners - get paid much more (thousands of pounds a year more) than female dominated jobs such as carers, catering workers, cleaners and classroom assistants.

And this is despite the fact that the female jobs are just as hard (or harder) - and often involve a great deal more skill and responsibility.

If you work in a female dominated council job in London, you are likely to have a substantial claim - worth up to 6 years back pay plus interest.

Action 4 Equality has a proven track record of success and thousands of satisfied clients. We tell people what they need to know - and you can read about our activities in Scotland on our other blog site - www.action4equalityscotland.blogspot.com

Action 4 Equality has now finally arrived in London - this week is launch week with a London wide advertising campaign.

We mean business and we mean to do what we've done successfully elsewhere - force the council employers to take equal pay seriously - after 10 long years of inactivity and pathetic excuses.

You can contact Action 4 Equality London by telephone on 0845 300 3 800 or by e-mail at: markirvine@compuserve.com