The childcare practitioners employed by Denbighshire county council havebeen told they are paid an annual salary based on 37 hours a week forthe whole year but actually only work 32.5 hours per week during termtime.
The single status agreement, a government initiative dating back to1997, is aimed at ensuring equal pay for work of equal value for councilemployees.
Denbighshire county council claims that overall 73 per cent of theworkforce will benefit from the review and that there will be athree-year protection period of grace for those whose pay is to becut.
Marion Hunt, who works with disabled children at Ysgol Brondyffryn,Denbigh, said, 'I received a letter on Monday saying my salary will becut by 3,300. It's been a complete bolt from the blue and we'refeeling completely undervalued and confused. We've always been salariedemployees, not paid by the hour, but now they are looking at our jobdescriptions and saying we get paid for 37 hours when we only work 32and a half.'
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