MPs are this week debating the closure of more than 100 DWP offices, including jobcentres and ‘back of house’ offices – urge yours to back the PCS campaign to keep them open. Please see the link below for further details including what you can do to help: Click Here

A Government-commissioned review of insecurity at work has failed to grasp the ‘game-changing’ improvements required to solve abusive employment practices, the TUC has said.  The Taylor Review said all work in the UK's economy should be “fair and decent” with its author, Matthew Taylor, saying “fairness demands” that people, particularly those on lower incomes, have … Continue reading Insecure work review ‘not the game-changer needed’

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Latest figures on deaths at work confirm the workplace remains a major killer.  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) annual statistics on deaths in Great Britain resulting from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma and from fatalities at work show an overall increase on the previous year. Fatalities dropped from 147 in 2015/16 to a provisional figure … Continue reading New figures reveal work’s deadly toll

The following details have been provided by PCS DWP Group: New CSHR Legal Advice Process for CSHR Casework Managers New CSHR Process for Legal Advice Civil Service HR Casework has issued guidance for CSHR Caseworkers to take legal advice from the Government Legal Department (GLD) for DWP Attendance Management action “where the Business are considering … Continue reading Attendance Management & Cancer related absences

New policy for using official email addresses for non-official business      The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group: DWP information security risks DWP continuously evaluates information security risks. DWP employees have been able to use their DWP email address when making private purchases over the intranet. The increasing cyber threat of phishing emails … Continue reading Acceptable Use Policy Changes from 1st July 2017

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The TUC has welcomed a government announcement this week that cladding on hospitals and schools will be tested for safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, but has expressed concern that those workplaces are tower blocks are being ignored. The union body says no guidance has been given to other employers who may have staff working … Continue reading Hi-rise workplaces must be tested too

More than 800 organisations and individuals have now signed an open letter to UK prime minister Theresa May challenging the ‘arbitrary’ deregulation of health and safety. Sent to 10 Downing Street on 21 June, the letter calls for a shift in politicians’ attitudes towards health and safety regulation and fire risk management in the aftermath … Continue reading Call to end Tory safety deregulation gains wide support

Payments - Non- Consolidated Increases The Non-consolidated payments for 2016 (and are the same in 2017) are as follows:     AA AO EO HEO Exceeded £550 £625 £750 £800 Achieved £450 £500 £500 £500