TUC Fringe Meeting- Equal Pay, Privatisation and Procurement

Join us for our 2nd fringe meeting at TUC Congress. 1PM or end of morning session MEETING ROOM 4 3rd Floor Room 3 Speakers confirmed include: Margie Jaffe, Unison Kamaljeet Jandu, GMB Sanjiv Sachdev, Kingston University and author of IER publication, The Impact of Contracting Out on Employment Relations in Public Services (2005)

10th September 2008 – 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

Join us for our 2nd fringe meeting at TUC Congress.

1PM or end of morning session

MEETING ROOM 4 3rd Floor Room 3

  • Speakers confirmed include:
    1. Margie Jaffe, Unison
    2. Kamaljeet Jandu, GMB
    3. Sanjiv Sachdev, Kingston University and author of IER publication, The Impact of Contracting Out on Employment Relations in Public Services (2005)

The link between privatisation and pay inequality is clear from a cursory glance at the leading equal pay cases. Market testing and CCT exercises tend to further weaken women’s disadvantaged position in the labour market, entrench pay inequality and create legal hurdles for women seeking to bring equal pay claims. So what can be done about it? Three expert speakers will address the problems and the possible solutions.