Some 2,380 people died within two weeks of being found fit for work, according to figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Read the full BBC News article here.

Members may be interested in reviewing the link below regarding zero hours contracts in the UK posted by the Guardian. Link

Further to our original post (below), the BBC has posted an update that states the people responsible for the "fake claimant" statements may face disciplinary action. Full article here.       The BBC has published a news article that reports DWP has "made up" stories about claimants on recent benefit sanction information leaflets. The … Continue reading UPDATE: Government “Advertising” scheme “recommendations” don’t seem to be true….

The BBC had published a news article that reports DWP has "made up" stories about claimants on recent benefit sanction information leaflets. The full article can be found here and is quite shocking really, though no one really likes getting lied to. Hopefully not all Civil Servants will be considered to support this type of … Continue reading Government “Advertising” scheme “recommendations” don’t seem to be true….

Business Secretary Sajid Javid is seeking to overturn a long-running ban on employers using agency workers to break strikes, alongside other restrictive measures in the Government's new Trade Union Bill. The new measures will make the fundamental right to strike almost meaningless. Employers will get 14 days' notice of a strike (rather than 7 currently), … Continue reading Don’t let employers start using agency workers to break strikes

Dear Supporters, The National Gallery has now appointed the private company Securitas to run their security and visitor services but the PCS campaign to stop privatisation continues with staff going on a all-out strike from today (11 August 2015). APPEAL FOR URGENT SUPPORT FOR THE ALL-OUT STRIKE ACTION The National Gallery have decided to bring … Continue reading Message from the Culture Sector re: National Gallery all-out strike

DWP members outraged by the imposition of another 1% pay rise after years of high inflation and pensions contribution increases have sent protest e-letters to the Secretary of State, Iain Duncan Smith, and Permanent Secretary, Robert Devereux. Members wrote "I need more than messages of thanks to live on" and "This situation of never-ending 1% … Continue reading Over 5,300 pay day protest letters sent to DWP

For the details of the 2015 Steria pay offer and meeting with Tomlinson House staff to discuss please see the circular here.

Multinational Accenture has announced it is scrapping its performance management system - something PCS is campaigning for in the civil service. The Washington Post reports that the outsourcing company says it is doing away with the system in September. The multinational which employs 330,000 people worldwide has taken the decision because performance management didn't achieve … Continue reading Companies scrapping performance management