The UK Government has been urged to end its ideologically driven deregulation of health and safety in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. In an open letter to prime minister Theresa May, over 70 organisations and figures from the UK’s safety and health profession have jointly called for ‘a political sea change in attitude’ … Continue reading Theresa May urged to scrap safety deregulation

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Lifting the 1% public sector pay cap is a key demand of the anti-cuts marchers in London on 1 July, with millions of workers suffering from years of pay restraint. And PCS members have shared their struggles to make ends meet We are asking members to support the major anti-cuts demonstration in central London on … Continue reading 1st July: support the PCS campaign to lift the pay cap

Dear Colleague, Please find below a link to the PDF version of our latest PCS Travel Insurance email. To ensure your members don't miss out, I would be very grateful if you could download the PDF and forward on to your members. To Download PDF, Click Here About PCS Travel Insurance PCS Travel Insurance continues to … Continue reading PCS Travel Insurance

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Wednesday 28th June 6pm - 8pm Speakers include: Paula Barker - Unison NW Regional Convenor Colm Byrne - RCN Senior Regional Officer Louise Connell - FBU National Women's Committee Louise Regan - NUT President Mark Serwotka - PCS General Secretary Joe Simpson - POA Assistant General Secretary Adelphi Hotel, Ranelagh Street, Liverpool, L3 5UL

The Government was warned earlier this year of the deadly danger posed by fire safety failings in tower blocks, as it emerged it had earlier shelved indefinitely a promised fire safety review. The Government’s inaction was brought under new scrutiny this week after at least a dozen people died when a fire ripped through a … Continue reading Tower block tragedy exposes Government’s fire inaction

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: Just a general question regarding NWDs impact on percentages for late finishes (6:30 Pm) If we have 140 staff in post, but 24 have Fridays as their … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

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: I have seen the Confirming and Maintaining Working Patterns Factsheet, which states: “ If you have an 8:00am or 9:00am commitment time, you should aim where possible … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets