Members have raised questions with the Branch on specific points. We have raised these with PCS DWP Group and have received answers, the details are published below: 

Question 1:

There appears to be a few more issues with the implementation of changes associated with the employee deal in the BSD area.

 

Please see the details below from BSD Management

 

If you did agree to be part of the ED:

 

• you must tag onto at least one late each week, which should ideally be a 18.30 finish

 

But this has a difference in meaning from the actual detail in the employee deal:

 

13 d) Collectively, employees working patterns will need to match the team staffing requirement, reflecting customer demand. Colleagues will endeavour to achieve this match by negotiation within the team; but the employment contract will ultimately enable a manager to require a colleague to work at a specific time on a specific day. But it is agreed for any employee:

 

(ii) not to fix more than one in five consecutive working days beyond 17:00, unless the employee chooses to do so;

Answer

This is happening quite a lot in different places. There is no requirement in ED to input a late preference one day per week. It is being raised nationally.