PCS is supporting the call by shadow chancellor John McDonnell for "an emergency budget for our public services". The emergency budget plan Pause and fix universal credit Provide new funding to lift the public sector pay cap Properly fund our public services including health, education, and local government Serious funding for infrastructure across the whole … Continue reading PCS backs McDonnell emergency budget plan

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Tens of thousands of people have used the PCS pay calculator but we want more of you to get involved, use it and share your result with chancellor Philip Hammond to keep up the pressure on him to lift the 1% public sector pay in next week’s budget. The calculator makes a simple analysis of … Continue reading Use our pay calculator to pile pressure on government

A poll for the TUC has provided damning evidence of how far most people’s work is from being a ‘great’ job. The TUC commissioned the nationally representative poll of over 3,000 people to explore the UK experience of work. It found just one in six workers said they have a great job overall. One in … Continue reading Most UK jobs are neither great nor safe, poll shows

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Government plans to improve mental health at work will founder unless cuts to mental health services are reversed and workers are given better legal protection, unions have warned. Unite, which represents mental health nurses and applied psychologists, welcomed the findings of the ‘Thriving at work’ report but stepped up calls for government to reverse cuts … Continue reading Protecting mental health need rights and resources

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Bullying and harassment is a major problem within many workplaces, however often it remains a hidden problem and can be accepted or even encouraged by the culture of an organisation. Bullying at work can never be acceptable. The TUC believes that all workers have the right to be treated with dignity and respect at work … Continue reading Bullying at Work Guidance for members