Glasgow City
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| Population | 626,410 (2018) |
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| Area | 1422736852 |
| Points of interest | Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum |
| Colleges and universities | University of Glasgow |
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| ID | 2067317 |
About Glasgow City
Greater Glasgow is an urban settlement in Scotland consisting of all localities which are physically attached to the city of Glasgow, forming with it a single contiguous urban area.
UK's first drug consumption room to get go-ahead
... A report on the facility prepared by officials from the NHS and Glasgow City Council says it aims to tackle the problem of " approximately 400 to 500 people injecting drugs in public places in Glasgow City centre on a regular basis"...
Glasgow drug consumption room could be approved in weeks
... The minister has been examining plans for a pilot project developed by Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and Police Scotland, facilitated by the Scottish government...
Billy Connolly mural under threat by Glasgow student housing
... Glasgow City Council, which is considering the plans, said the mural was only intended to be temporary...
Brexit: EU-derived equal pay protections to be brought back
... And SNP-led Glasgow City Council is still involved, despite paying out a total of £500m to current and former workers...
'With so many changes, Glasgow's lost its heart'
... Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken has suggested exploring the use of compulsory sales orders, which would allow the council to take action against absent owners...
Scottish drug deaths drop to lowest level for five years
... Glasgow City and Dundee City have had the highest rates of drug misuse deaths over the past five years while East Renfrewshire and Aberdeenshire had the lowest rates...
World's top cyclists take to Scotland's roads
... It ends with 10 laps of a Glasgow City centre circuit...
David Goodwillie: Prosecutors urged to re-open rape case
... Rape Crisis Scotland said the club had sent a " clear message of disregard" to survivors of rape and sexual violence, while Glasgow City Council has threatened to bar the club from its training facility if it signs the former Dundee United, Aberdeen and Blackburn player...
Brexit: EU-derived equal pay protections to be brought back
By Brian WheelerBBC News
Women will still have The Right to equal pay with men for doing similar jobs even though an Eu Law guaranteeing it was scrapped, the government says.
The Protection - which is aimed at helping workers whose jobs have been Outsourced - was axed in a post-Brexit purge of EU-derived laws.
But the government has said it will now reinstate The Right under UK law.
It Comes after Labour accused ministers of removing protections for low-paid Women through the backdoor.
Under UK equality law, men and Women in the same employment performing equal work must receive equal pay, unless any difference can be justified.
'Tory U-turn'But this does not always cover Women who work for outsourcing companies or those employed in different locations to men but doing similar jobs.
An EU regulation - known as the " single source test" - closed this loophole, giving workers The Right to equal pay if they ultimately work for the same " source".
It helped low-paid Women take action against their employers over pay, but was one of hundreds of laws to be abolished by January 2024, which was passed in June.
On Tuesday evening, the government announced that it was planning to reinstate the legislation by The End of the year.
" There will be absolutely no reduction in equal pay protections, " a spokesperson for the government's Equalities Hub said.
" The new secondary legislation will be laid in Parliament long before The End of the year. "
It came after Labour accused the government of destroying the rights of some of the country's lowest paid Women - and promised to reinstate the " single source" test if it wins power.
Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, after the government's announcement, Labour's shadow Women and equalities secretary Anneliese Dodds said: " A Tory U-turn within hours of Labour committing to keep vital equal pay rights for Women .
" But Women will wonder if The Party that put these rights At Risk can really be trusted to protect them.
" Only Labour will act to deliver equal pay justice for Women . "
Supermarket giants, including Asda and Tesco, have faced legal action over pay differences between shop workers and warehouse staff.
Labour-run Birmingham City Council has been forced to pay out £760m to settle equal pay claims.
And SNP-led Glasgow City Council is still involved, despite paying out a total of £500m to current and former workers.
Workers in female-dominated roles such as catering or cleaning staged strikes because they were Getting Up to £3 an hour less than those in male-dominated areas such as refuse collection.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
