Record Payout for Part-Time Lecturer £25,000 Award in Landmark Ruling

A part-time lecturer has won record compensation after claiming she was paid less than her colleagues despite working more hours. Susan Birch-Maxton was awarded £25,000 and given a full-time contract at Leeds Metropolitan University following a three-year legal battle. Her union, NATFHE, said the award was a landmark case that could affect the wages of millions of other part-time workers. “I sought a fair deal after reading about new laws to protect part-time employees,” said Mrs. Birch-Maxton, from Harrogate. “My employers seemed sympathetic but said the university simply could not afford fractional contracts. “Most colleagues were sympathetic, though the phrase […]