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Wondered if anyone could shed a bit of light on this sort of thing...
There are 2 of us doing the same job on a 7 on, 7 off day shift pattern. We generally cover each others holidays. The job and what we do is exactly the same and i've been in it 1 year longer than him.
The job is for local government, but I am employed to do it by an outside company, whereas my colleague is employed as an agency worker. All our other colleagues are directly employed by local government and we all work in the same office.
I've recently discovered that he gets paid extra for unsocial hours (weekends) and roughly time and a half for overtime i.e. when he covers my holidays. I receive neither of those payments.
Do I have a case for claiming unequal pay or whatever the correct term is, or will I come unstuck at the first hurdle due to the fact we're both technically employed by different companies?
There are 2 of us doing the same job on a 7 on, 7 off day shift pattern. We generally cover each others holidays. The job and what we do is exactly the same and i've been in it 1 year longer than him.
The job is for local government, but I am employed to do it by an outside company, whereas my colleague is employed as an agency worker. All our other colleagues are directly employed by local government and we all work in the same office.
I've recently discovered that he gets paid extra for unsocial hours (weekends) and roughly time and a half for overtime i.e. when he covers my holidays. I receive neither of those payments.
Do I have a case for claiming unequal pay or whatever the correct term is, or will I come unstuck at the first hurdle due to the fact we're both technically employed by different companies?
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If he’s a contractor contractors often get paid more than permanent employees
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Happens all the time
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female black gay gender fluid or preferably all 4 go for it if your a white uk male ,suck it up,  |
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What is the difference between an agency worker and an outside company? (as often agency workers are through outside companies).
Is this not a similar thing? It'll depend on the contracts, and there will be 2, you to "employer" then "employer" to the government. If you have any intermediary companies (recruitment etc) be aware that your contract with them may not mirror what they are extracting from the end client. They may be gouging a large margin from what THEY get then pass on what you agreed you were happy with to you. Some recruitment agencies are total ****s and try to bind the employer from telling you what they are paying the agency so you don't know you are being done. You might be on a standard contract that applies totally regardless of where you are placed for them as an employee, which is unrelated to what the end client is prepared to offer to people. THis would be totally normal but doesn't help you. If you are a joiner or electrician on an hourly rate you may have no idea what your employer is invoicing the builder for the total job. IT's up to them to charge enough to make a profit and give you your agreed wage. Someone working through say an umbrella can negotiate every contract on a case by case basis on whatever terms is mutally ok. And this is a good thing, nothing wrong with that. I don't think you have any case at all frankly. It's up to you and your "employer" to get similar terms and you to ensure you get the correct amount from them. |
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Does your work contract vary depending on where you are placed or it a standard contract for your role regardless of where you are placed? If it's the latter well that's a massive obsctacle right there.
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footballers have the same problem,some get paid more than others yet the do the same job.
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Surely you get better sick pay, holidays and pension ?
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