A story on The Scotsman's website today has prompted me to introduce an award for most misguided employment-related news story.

Our inaugural Golden P45 Award goes to a report on Edinburgh City Council's efforts to address equal pay issues among its workforce which informs us that

"Workers have been denied extra payments offered to their female colleagues because sex discrimination laws do not apply to men."

Admittedly, I'm no expert in Scottish law. Maybe their unfair dismissal laws don't apply to those who have been sacked either.