The following details have been provided by the PCS DWP Group: DWP Managers’ Guide Updated DWP has updated the DWP Managers’ Guide for Making Decisions about Efficiency Departure Compensation for compliance with Cabinet Office changes for the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) which have been imposed without agreement with PCS. This Guide is available to … Continue reading Compensation under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme: DWP Managers’ Guide – Making Decisions about Efficiency Departure Compensation

DWP response to consultation with PCS PCS has been engaged in consultation with the DWP Attendance Management Policy Team on issues arising out of PCS policies and feedback from Branches on the application of DWP Attendance Management Policy. This PCS Briefing provides a copy of a new DWP Policy Steer for the application of DWP … Continue reading Attendance Management – New DWP Policy Steer

Prime minister Theresa May should welcome a European Parliament call for any post-Brexit deal to protect current and future workplace rights of UK workers, the TUC has said.  In a 5 April vote, MEPs backed a motion setting out the European Parliament’s position for the Brexit negotiations by 516 to 133.  Although MEPs will not … Continue reading PM should welcome MEPs backing for workers’ rights

The Branch raised the issue of the movement, initially, of members to Telephony - raising concerns that a "names from a hat" approach had been deployed. We were informed that it was on a voluntary basis and that the employer had been inundated with volunteers. Soon thereafter we were alerted to instances of people being … Continue reading Movement of People to Telephony in Disability Benefits

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 work in UC and I am concerned that I may be forced to undertake the terms in the Employee Deal. I have heard things like “There … 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 work in Disability Benefits Directorate telephony and have been told that I can only start 15 minutes before my fixed of non fixed tentpole, and only … 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 work in Working Age Directorate telephony, and have been told the maximum amount of flexi that we can accrue on any give day is 30 minutes. … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group: Employee Deal Team Planning Tool – Rotation Two postponed Reps and members have raised a variety of concerns with the PCS DWP Group Executive Committee over how the Employee Deal is being implemented in practice since the new working arrangements began in February 2017. While … Continue reading Employee Deal Team Planning Tool – Rotation Two postponed

The following has been supplied by PCS HQ: Workers Beers Circular 2017 PCS young members have bid for places with Worker's Beer Company (WBC) for Glastonbury and Latitude festivals. Four places have been allocated for Glastonbury and six places have been allocated for Latitude. If you are interested in volunteering you will be required to … Continue reading Workers Beers Circular 2017

This briefing gives details of the 2017 pay claim submitted by the Group Executive Committee (GEC) to the DWP. The pay claim submitted by the GEC is based on the national PCS pay claim but takes account of the Employee Deal. The claim demands - a)    An end to government imposed pay restraint b)    A … Continue reading PCS DWP Pay Claim 2017 – GEC submits pay claim to defend members’ living standards