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

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

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

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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

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Tens of thousands of people have used the PCS pay calculator but we want more of you to get involved, use it and share your result with chancellor Philip Hammond to keep up the pressure on him to lift the 1% public sector pay in next week’s budget. The calculator makes a simple analysis of … Continue reading Use our pay calculator to pile pressure on government

A poll for the TUC has provided damning evidence of how far most people’s work is from being a ‘great’ job. The TUC commissioned the nationally representative poll of over 3,000 people to explore the UK experience of work. It found just one in six workers said they have a great job overall. One in … Continue reading Most UK jobs are neither great nor safe, poll shows

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