The Government-commissioned inquiry into controversial working practices is set to call for employees on zero-hours contracts to be given the right to request a move onto fixed hours. According to a BBC report, Matthew Taylor, the head of the Royal Society of Arts who is leading the review, will say that some workers might be … Continue reading Review will order zero-hours contracts overhaul

A government policy requiring Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) staff to reject 80 per cent of benefit appeals has been condemned by the civil service union PCS. Disability organisations have also slammed the ‘outrageous target’. The furore follows a Freedom of Information request that revealed staff conducting mandatory reconsideration reviews were subject to a … Continue reading Outrage at secret target to reject most benefit appeals

"Thank you for your email on behalf of the PCS, DWP Group Fylde Branch regarding the General Election. I appreciate the hard work done by those working in the public sector and understand that the past few years have been an extremely difficult time. To answer your questions I do agree that we should be … Continue reading Please see the response below from Cat Smith, Labour Candidate Lancaster and Fleetwood:

Please see the following questions to the candidates in the 2017 General Election. The Branch will post any replies that we receive here on this site: “PCS is not affiliated to any Political Party however we are interested in the views of candidates in elections; particularly in relation to the issues that impact the members. … Continue reading Make your Vote Count 2017

Please see below the results of the recent motions at PCS group conference. Motion   -   Branch Vote   -   Motion Outcome DAY 1 A1               -        Support            -    Carried A17             -   … Continue reading Group Conference Results

Please see below the results of our survey on the Employee Deal.  The results are broken down by question along with respondents anonymised comments. ED Survey Summary Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7

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: Do we know where the Decision Makers are in question, or is it all Decision Makers? The PCS DWP Group circular says: “Tent poles improved The GEC … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

The following details have been supplied by the TUC: A Conservative election pledge on mental health mean nothing without a commitment to proper funding, critics have said. Theresa May said this week she would introduce a new Mental Health Treatment Bill and employ more staff in mental health services by 2020.  The prime minister said: … Continue reading Tory mental health pledge worthless without cash

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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 Confirming and Maintaining Working Patterns Factsheet, which states: “ If you have an 8:00am or 9:00am commitment time, you should aim where possible … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets