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DWP Major Disruption to Travel Policy
DWP Policy revised for consistency with Civil Service Employee Policy DWP policy revised from 21th March 2014 DWP Major Disruption to Travel (MDT) Policy has been revised with effect from 21st March 2014, following consultation but not agreement with the Departmental Trade Union side (DTUS). This Briefing outlines key points. A full copy is provided … Continue reading DWP Major Disruption to Travel Policy
Analysis: budget fails to deliver on pay, Universal Credit or tax evasion
22 Nov 2017 PCS says today’s budget fails to deliver on public sector pay, Universal Credit or tax evasion. We had urged chancellor Philip Hammond to act to: End the 1% public sector pay cap Invest in public services End damaging austerity Pause and fix Universal Credit Invest in HMRC to close the tax gap. … Continue reading Analysis: budget fails to deliver on pay, Universal Credit or tax evasion
PCS slams government’s failure to use the budget to act on public sector pay
22 Nov 2017 PCS members and workers across the public sector face growing pay poverty as chancellor Philip Hammond failed to act to address the crisis in public sector pay in his budget this lunchtime. Pay in the public sector has been frozen and then capped for the past 7 years, causing huge hardship for … Continue reading PCS slams government’s failure to use the budget to act on public sector pay
Background to Fracking
Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. The term fracking refers to … Continue reading Background to Fracking
Sarah Newton is the new health and safety minister
Conservative MP Sarah Newton has been appointed Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work. She replaces Penny Mordaunt, who was promoted to the cabinet post of Secretary of State for International Development after Priti Patel’s fall from grace. Newton, a former marketing executive, now has a brief that includes: Cross-government disability issues; work … Continue reading Sarah Newton is the new health and safety minister
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 At UC, Ryscar House, the line managers have chosen to use an excel spreadsheet rather than the official DWP Team Planning Tool to try and match people’s … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets
PCS backs McDonnell emergency budget plan
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
Disability History Month
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