Secondary Claims (2)

No sooner do we post some information about Secondary Claims than people get in touch to ask: What is my claim worth?

Well the answer is it depends on the size of the pay gap with your comparator - i.e. the male job that you can compare your job to - and, if necessary, persuade an employment tribunal that your job deserves to be paid the same - certainly not thousands of pounds less.

In a previous post (dated 11 April) we used the example of a Home Carer to illustrate the likely size of a full-time employee's claim: £3.00 per hour x 37 hours = £111.00 per week x 52 weeks = £5,772 + interest.

So, if councils are protecting the higher pay of the male workers for 3 years your claim is worth: £5,772 x 3 = £17,316 + interest

If your own council protects the higher pay of the male workers for 4 years your claim is worth: £5,772 x 4 = £23,088 + interest.

And if your council has decided to protect the higher pay of the male workers indefinitely (as some have done) your claim is worth: £5,772 a year for many years to come!

The same is true of part-time workers - who have exactly the same rights as full-time workers - so just pro-rata your hours over the working year - and that explains the basis of your Secondary Claim.