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| Bid to challenge pay cuts threat | Bid to challenge pay cuts threat |
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| A move to scrap a pay review which has left many council staff facing large salary cuts will be discussed later. | A move to scrap a pay review which has left many council staff facing large salary cuts will be discussed later. |
| More than 1,200 workers at Flintshire council face significant cuts in their wages following efforts to implement an agreement on equal pay. | More than 1,200 workers at Flintshire council face significant cuts in their wages following efforts to implement an agreement on equal pay. |
| A special council meeting is being held in an attempt to overturn a decision to implement the deal. | |
| The council, which has written to 6,000 staff about new pay deals, has said around half would see wages increase. | The council, which has written to 6,000 staff about new pay deals, has said around half would see wages increase. |
| However, it has been reported that some members of staff could lose up to £15,000 a year. | However, it has been reported that some members of staff could lose up to £15,000 a year. |
| The Single Status Agreement was signed in 1997 by all UK councils, in an attempt to end unequal pay in local government, especially differences in manual and white-collar pay between men and women. | The Single Status Agreement was signed in 1997 by all UK councils, in an attempt to end unequal pay in local government, especially differences in manual and white-collar pay between men and women. |
| If you have sad staff, you have sad service - staff won't put any effort in if they're not being paid properly Councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun | If you have sad staff, you have sad service - staff won't put any effort in if they're not being paid properly Councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun |
| More than a quarter of the 70 council members have signed a notice of motion calling for the decision to be overturned. | More than a quarter of the 70 council members have signed a notice of motion calling for the decision to be overturned. |
| The motion states the review has led to a "far higher loss of earnings by individual members of staff than the few hundred pounds that the council was previously informed of". | The motion states the review has led to a "far higher loss of earnings by individual members of staff than the few hundred pounds that the council was previously informed of". |
| Councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun, who had called for the special meeting and put forward the motion, said he had received cross-party support from councillors concerned about the way the issue had been handled. | Councillor Klaus Armstrong-Braun, who had called for the special meeting and put forward the motion, said he had received cross-party support from councillors concerned about the way the issue had been handled. |
| "It's a complete debacle and it's completely undermined morale among council staff," he said. | "It's a complete debacle and it's completely undermined morale among council staff," he said. |
| Pay increase | Pay increase |
| "When were were advised on this before the decision was taken in August, we were given the impression that no one would lose more than a few hundred pounds. | "When were were advised on this before the decision was taken in August, we were given the impression that no one would lose more than a few hundred pounds. |
| "But now it's clear that some workers will lose £10,000 or more." | "But now it's clear that some workers will lose £10,000 or more." |
| He cited one example where two people doing identical jobs had been put on different pay grades. | He cited one example where two people doing identical jobs had been put on different pay grades. |
| "If you have sad staff, you have sad service - staff won't put any effort in if they're not being paid properly. We will lose good technical staff," he said. | "If you have sad staff, you have sad service - staff won't put any effort in if they're not being paid properly. We will lose good technical staff," he said. |
| Flintshire council chief executive Colin Everett has said around half of those affected by the changes would see their pay increase. | |
| However, he admitted that it did mean some council employees would be adversely affected. | However, he admitted that it did mean some council employees would be adversely affected. |
| All staff will have a right to appeal against any changes. | All staff will have a right to appeal against any changes. |