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Women Offered Backpay for Gender Discrimination in the Workplace [29th Sep 2011]

It has been ruled that hundreds of thousands of women should be entitled to backpay in an equality test case involving Sheffield city council. The case was due to go to the Supreme Court next month, but the council have now agreed to not appeal and pay the 1,100 lunchtime staff, cleaner sand carers. It is thought that this case could now lead to other workers in similar positions getting the compensation they deserve as well as other underpaid groups working in other sectors such as the NHS and local government. In the Sheffield case, productivity bonuses were paid to male staff and were incorporated into their salaries. This meant that men were being paid 33% more than women doing similar jobs. The council had tried to say that bonuses were paid on productivity and had little to do with the gender. But they also pointed out that predominantly female jobs couldn't be measured in the same way. The sums due to be paid out have not be revealed, but it could have a positive effect on 400,000 women across the country.

Bus passengers in Bath could be allowed to ask for compensation if their bus is late, if council chiefs and bus-bosses agree. New improvements are being made to the bus routes around the city, with ten bus corridors being put in place. Bus stops will be improved also with live informations feeds and even new buses. Agreements on maximum fares, minimum frequencies and a compensation scheme are also part of the talks between the two organisations. It has been suggested that compensation would kick in if a bus with a ten minute frequency was more than 20 minutes late. The bus company and council need to come to an agreement on how the infrastructure will be put in place and the issue of compensation and frequency agreements will continue to be discussed.

The wife of a British Army officer who was killed in a cycling accident while stationed in Germany has been trying to get a seven figure compensation payment since his death in 2004. Katerina Cox has been trying to have the case tried under English law, but the German insurance company which has admitted liability is fighting this. The case has now reached the high court where it was heard how Christopher Cox had been struck by a vehicle while cycling just weeks before being sent to Iraq. It has been found that if the case is tried in England the driver of the car could be liable for a £1 million payout. However under German law any payments Mrs Cox has received and her new relationship should be taken into account before the final figure is worked out. The German system works out how dependent the surviving relative was on the victim and what the likelihood of remarriage is. Mrs Cox's legal team are arguing that because her husband was working under the British Army at the time he was under English jurisdiction.

The Royal Mail has admitted that one of their workers is under investigation after valuable parcels were stolen in the Preston area. It seems that a number of special delivery parcels had failed to reach their destination. One of these was a passport and certificates belonging to Saif Khan. He complained and was offered £500 in compensation. However Mr Khan is more concerned about getting the parcel back as he has fears about identity theft. He points out that it is not just a case of getting compensation as the documents contained in his parcel were the originals and can only be obtained from India. Royal Mail has commented that they are taking the matter seriously and is continuing the investigation.

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