A new government work, health and disability strategy aimed at ‘improving lives’ will do nothing to reduce the enormous toll from work-related ill-health, the TUC has said.  TUC head of safety Hugh Robertson said it is an important area to get right, with only 1 in 8 UK workers having access to an occupational physician … Continue reading ‘Improving lives’ strategy is a dead duck for workers

The momentum of the PCS pay campaign is building as we head into 2018 as we argue that the Treasury pay remit, which sets the parameters for settling pay across the civil service, must formally lift the 1% public sector pay cap for civil servants and enable departments to pay above inflation increases. A ground-breaking … Continue reading After the budget – steps from ballot-ready to strike-ready

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A confidential Unite survey of members employed by MPs and Lords has revealed a ‘toxic’ working environment, with many staff suffering stress and bullying. The survey undertaken by Unite’s parliamentary and constituency branch found that almost a fifth (19 per cent) of respondents had suffered bullying by either their MP or a line manager. Almost … Continue reading Union protection needed against parliamentary bullying

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Channelling workers to workplace wellness practitioners but not addressing the problems rooted in the job is not going to make things better, a wellness practitioner has warned. Zoë Krupka, who is also a postgraduate researcher at the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University, Australia, commented: “We’re working longer hours than ever before, and … Continue reading Why the wellness industry is, well, unhealthy

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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

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

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