Thursday 1 May 2008

Can I have more than one claim?

Yes, of course you can.

You have a claim in every separate job you do - so long as each job qualifies in its own right as having an equal pay claim - but that's very likely to be the case for most part-time council jobs.

The record - so far at least - is a woman from Glasgow with five different part-time jobs - but it's very common for people to have two or even three - because all of these jobs are low paid, so people often work extra hours to make ends meet.

If the female dominated jobs were on the same rate of pay as the men - they would be able to work far fewer hours - or by working the extra hours they would be much better off than they are now!

So, if you're juggling two or three part-time jobs just to keep things going - don't hesitate to bang in a claim for each one - because they all count.

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