Glasgow City Council v Cunningham - Deductions from wages [2007] EAT

Mr Cunningham (effectively on behalf of some 590 ground maintenance staff employed by Glasgow Council, claimed unlawful deduction from wages. The dispute centred on what exactly had been agreed in 2000 between his union, the GMB, and the Council for local implementation of a 1998 "Single Status" agreement negotiated by various unions with Scottish local authorities. An employment tribunal found (in favour of Mr Cunningham) that the 2000 agreement provided for an initial change in employment terms to be followed by a further change in 2002.