UPDATE: PLACES STILL AVAILABLE 23-24 APRIL in BIRMINGHAM The PCS Disabled Members Seminar will be held at the Novotel hotel in Birmingham on the 23-24 April 2016 Registration will open at 12 noon on Saturday 23 April, with the seminar starting at 1 pm. The seminar will finish no later than 1 pm on Sunday … Continue reading PCS DISABLED MEMBERS SEMINAR 2016

A petition on the government website calling for the cessation of changes to the CSCS is available for members and for their families and friends and members of the public to be signed. The link to the petition is here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/125673 The petition makes the points that: Francis Maude, introduced changes to civil service redundancy … Continue reading Civil service Compensation Scheme Petition

16/4/16 in London - March for health, Homes, Jobs, and Education to end austerity If any members are interested in travelling to the People's Assembly Demonstration in London please contact the Branch so we can coordinate numbers and advise NW Regional Office. Please mention which mode of transport you would prefer (ie: would you only travel by coach, … Continue reading Peoples Assembly Demo – April 16th 2016

The personal finance newsletter for members of PCS published by Lighthouse Financial Advice called PCSMONEYTALK can be found here.

The followinghas been supplied by PCS DWP Group. PCS is still in talks with DWP to get you a decent pay rise and it is good news that more money has been made available for grades AA to HEO. PCS Protecting you rights at work It is true however that DWP also wants to discuss … Continue reading DWP Pay – Update for PCS members

With many people leaving the various Civil Service Departments it is worth knowing that you can still remain a member of PCS and still take advantage of many of the services and benefits you have become accustomed to. PCS Associate and Retired Members (ARMs) costs very little and keeps you in touch with the PCS campaigns … Continue reading PCS Associate and Retired Members (ARMs)

Will you be treated fairly? If you aren’t already a member – Join PCS. Appraisal Myths Still Being Perpetuated in the DWP? Will you be treated fairly? If you aren’t already a member – Join PCS. On numerous occasions over the past 12 months we have seen cases where line managers have ignored the DWP … Continue reading Appraisal Myths Still Being Perpetuated in the DWP?

Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement. And we have much to celebrate today. But progress towards gender parity has slowed in many places. The World Economic Forum predicted in 2014 that it would take until 2095 to achieve global gender parity. Then one year later in 2015, they estimated … Continue reading International Women’s Day – 8th March 2016

UNISON has welcomed a decision by the UK’s top court that means its fight can continue against imposition of ‘punitive’ fees to take a case to tribunal. The Supreme Court has granted the union permission to continue its legal challenge. UNISON says since the fees were introduced three years ago, the number of claims has … Continue reading UNISON to continue fight over tribunal fees