Unlawful cuts to civil service redundancy pay have been quashed by the High Court in the third major legal defeat for the government in just over a week, the Public and Commercial Services union says. Judges also refused the government’s request to appeal and ordered it to pay the union’s costs, including an immediate £40,000 … Continue reading Civil Service Compensation Scheme – Update

Following last week’s massive win in the Supreme Court by the trade union Unison which made tribunal fees unlawful, the union has chalked up a second win.  The Court of Appeal has now agreed that businesses should consult unions before making changes to contracts that will affect their members.  The case was specifically about a … Continue reading Unison secures second legal victory

The government has admitting it no longer has “the expertise” to monitor the number of work-related injury and occupational disease claims. Insurance law firm Weightmans, who produce an annual report on the level of personal injury claims in the UK, disclosed that its annual Freedom of Information request to the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) for … Continue reading Government can no longer count compensation claims

The Conservative Government’s announcement that the state pension age will rise to 68 seven years early has been condemned by unions, who warn some won’t survive their jobs that long.  TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Hiking the state pension age risks creating second-class citizens. In large parts of the country, the state pension age … Continue reading Pension age hike slammed by unions

Fees for those bringing employment tribunal claims have been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, following a long running legal challenge by the public service UNISON.   The Government will now have to repay up to £32m to claimants. It introduced the fees in 2013, saying the measure was intended to reduce the number of malicious … Continue reading ‘Massive win’ for UNISON on ‘unlawful’ tribunal fees

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Rising rates of life expectancy are grinding to a halt in England after more than 100 years of continuous progress, a leading health expert has said, adding that poor living and working conditions could be among the factors responsible. University College London (UCL) expert Sir Michael Marmot said he was “deeply concerned” by the situation, … Continue reading Austerity implicated as life expectancy rise stalls

The Government’s draft plan to repeal European Union laws is a ‘power grab’ that could put workers’ rights in jeopardy, the TUC has warned. Commenting on the publication of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, which brings EU laws — including workers’ rights and the major safety regulations — into UK law, TUC General Secretary Frances … Continue reading TUC concern at ‘Downing Street power grab’

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: Just a general question regarding NWDs impact on percentages for late finishes (6:30 Pm) If we have 140 staff in post, but 24 have Fridays as their … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets