The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group: “Pensions have recently confirmed to us that staff successful in their applications for promotion will be released in tranches, meaning that some staff will miss the date from which they have been offered a post. Everyone offered a post will be able to successfully … Continue reading Pensions Directorate delays promotions

As the House of Lords considers the Trade Union Bill in committee stage, trade union members across the country will begin a week of action to celebrate the great work done by unions and send a clear message to peers that this vindictive Bill should be stopped. Actions will include a Big Workplace Meeting on … Continue reading I Heart Unions Week: 8th-14th February

Employer confirms that all leave has been agreed The Branch had been sent details of line managers in BSD not following the BSD Senior Management policy on Annual Leave 2016. PCS locally had thought that the letter that went out to all staff in BSD was relatively straightforward, i.e. if you work in BSD and … Continue reading BSD Annual Leave at Warbreck

The Branch recently surveyed members on the use of the No. 14 bus service for commuting. The questions and numbers/percentages of respondents can be found here. The additional comments given by members can be found here. Thank you to those who took the time to complete the survey.

The Branch recently sent out a survey to the membership regarding Christmas leave arrangements for 2015. We received over 350 responses. The questions, responses and percentages can be found here. The extensive comments on arrangements at the Fylde sites for all business areas can be found here.

8‑14 Feb 2016 / The heartunions week of action celebrates the great work done by union reps and members in our workplaces and in society. We're proud of our unions and reject the government's attempts to damage them with the trade union bill. Read more (from home) and sign the petitions (from home) here.

On Thursday 17th December 2015 the DWP stated that the Government announced “that it will consult on whether more responsibility for care should be devolved to Local Authorities in England, and to Wales. This would be for people in the future who would otherwise have been newly claiming Attendance Allowance (AA). At this stage only … Continue reading The Future of Attendance Allowance

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group: DWP/ HMRC Pay Comparison Table  The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that the DWP/ HMRC Pay comparison table in the PCS DWP Group Pay Campaign leaflet and replicated in the Branch desk drop didn’t have the 2015 pay comparisons. We raised this with … Continue reading DWP/ HMRC Pay Comparison Table