The following has been supplied by PCS HQ: Workers Beers Circular 2017 PCS young members have bid for places with Worker's Beer Company (WBC) for Glastonbury and Latitude festivals. Four places have been allocated for Glastonbury and six places have been allocated for Latitude. If you are interested in volunteering you will be required to … Continue reading Workers Beers Circular 2017

This briefing gives details of the 2017 pay claim submitted by the Group Executive Committee (GEC) to the DWP. The pay claim submitted by the GEC is based on the national PCS pay claim but takes account of the Employee Deal. The claim demands - a)    An end to government imposed pay restraint b)    A … Continue reading PCS DWP Pay Claim 2017 – GEC submits pay claim to defend members’ living standards

The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group Executive Committee: The Group Executive Committee (GEC) continues to fight hard for additional, permanent jobs in all arms of DWP. A recent meeting with Senior Managers from Operations, Planning and Performance Directorate (OPPD) confirmed that progress is being made on numbers of staff. This briefing … Continue reading Staffing in DWP: Thousands more still needed

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: I have seen the following details from a senior management talk back event, as follows: “Question 2: XXXXX pointed out that the start and finish times under … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

Coming soon the PCS NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTIONS 2017: If your ballot paper goes to your home address please take this document home with you! The purpose of this article is to advise members that the ballot papers for the PCS National Elections should be issued circa 20th April 2017, which means that very shortly … Continue reading PCS National Executive Committee Elections 2017

Please see link below to the eagerly awaited PCS Fylde Branch Newsletter: PCS Fylde News

The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group: Unite Community are holding their third annual day of action against benefit sanctions on Thursday 30th March 2017. Events and demonstrations are expected to be held in many towns and cities across the country. Many of these demonstrations will be held outside DWP offices including … Continue reading Unite Community Day of Action on Sanctions

The purpose of this article is to inform members that from Thursday 27th April 2017 onwards you should receive your DWP Group Executive Committee Election ballot paper. The DWP Group Executive is an important body within PCS negotiating and campaigning on items such as: Departmental Pay Conditions of Service, Annual Leave, etc Health and Safety … Continue reading DWP GROUP ELECTIONS – 2017 YOUR CHANCE TO INFLUENCE YOUR PAY AND YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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: I work part time four days a week, the ED agreement states: 13 d) iii) not to fix more than one in five consecutive working days beyond … Continue reading 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:  I have a question about the ED: One of the members pointed the following out from the Senior Manager’s question time: “Question 19: XXXXXXXX asked when we … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets