As soon as the office closures were announced, the PCS DWP Group Executive Committee identified 11 ‘hotspot’ offices where there was the greatest risk of a significant number of redundancies resulting from the proposed office closures. These are Cumnock, Poole, Barrow, Annesley, Llanelli, Porth, Wembley, Bishop Auckland, Coatbridge, Holborn House Preston and Warrington Birchwood. PCS … Continue reading PCS Opposes the Office Closures

Trade unions and employers are dealing with an increasingly diverse workforce. There are higher numbers of women and people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in the workforce than ever before. The population is aging, with many women intending to stay in work for longer and many trying to juggle work with caring responsibilities. … Continue reading PCS Women in the Workplace

The Branch Executive Committee has requested that all members contact their MPs or local councillors regarding the situation of public transport provision to Peel Park from April 2017. At the link below is an model letter to MPs and one to local councillors. Please feel free to use these letters, adapt them to fit your … Continue reading Peel Park Bus – Can you Help?

Break the 1% pay cap – tell the government: It's time to pay up PCS has irrefutable evidence of the damaging effects of civil service pay policy which shows that the value of earnings since 2010 has fallen further than the value of pay in the rest of the public sector, and in the economy … Continue reading Do not support these campaigns from your work email

Please click the link below to see the following flyer regarding the plans to close 103 offices, including 74 jobcentres: Click Here

The following details have been supplied by the TUC: An inquiry into work dress codes has exposed “widespread discrimination” against women, MPs have said. The investigation was prompted by a petition, being debated by MPs, that called for a ban on requiring women to wear high heels at work. MPs said they were “shocked” by … Continue reading MPs ‘shocked’ by women’s dress code stories

The following details have been supplied by the TUC: TUC dismay as Government hits injured workers with legal costs The TUC has criticised government plans to stop injured workers from reclaiming their legal costs in compensation cases against negligent employers worth under £2,000. The union body warns that the Ministry of Justice proposals, included in … Continue reading TUC dismay as Government hits injured workers with legal costs

How will you #BeBoldForChange? The disparity between male and female salaries has been long documented and debated in all walks of life and gender still plays far too much of a role in workplaces of the 21st century. From attaching gender to job titles like male nurse and Police woman to the assumption that only … Continue reading

To All DWP reps, There will be a debate in parliament early this evening about our campaign against the closure of Bishop Auckland website. The link below will take you to the Parliament TV site where you should be able to check out when the debate will be and watch it. http://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/8a000060-1bde-4491-bffe-4359e85832ea Steve Cawkwell National … Continue reading Bishop Auckland Campaign

Contact your councillor Members are encouraged to contact your councillor about the reduced Peel Park bus service. The attached website may be useful in terms of finding out who your local councillor is: https://www.writetothem.com/?gclid=CLXx7dTxyNICFcSVGwodRQoGtw Contact your MP Members are encouraged to contact your MP about the reduced Peel Park bus service. The attached website may … Continue reading Peel Park Bus