Years of pay restrictions and predictions of an inflation increase could see the issue coming back towards the top of members’ priorities in 2017. Analysis shows that civil servants’ pay has been hugely eroded by various government policies – more so than for other workers across the economy as a whole, and in the wider … Continue reading Pay rises up the campaign agenda

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Thank you for contacting me about benefit sanctions and the National Audit Office (NAO)'s report of 30 November. Regrettably, I was unable to attend the subsequent debate on 2 December due to earlier parliamentary commitments. However, I do appreciate the strength of feeling on this issue. I note your sentiments but be assured that successive … Continue reading Please see the following reply to the branch from Ben Wallace

PCS has had reports from many of the sites in the Pensions Directorate that the new breaks policy was not properly implemented from 1st November.  In fact one site only issued guidance to staff that the policy would be introduced from 12th December which is 6 weeks late. PCS did raise the issue with Directorate … Continue reading The DWP Breaks Policy and Flexible Working Hours Agreement does apply in the Pensions Directorate

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 1:  We are still having problems in PIP Programme (part of Corporate Centre) regarding being allowed to start at 7:30 am i.e. “you can’t claim flexi before … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

Government plans to change the rules for compensation claims would make it much more difficult for workers to get the money to which they are entitled when an employer’s negligence injures them or makes them ill, the TUC has said. The union body says compensation cases classed as ‘small claims’ don’t qualify for legal costs, … Continue reading Compensation changes an attack on workers’ rights

Britain could slash environmental and safety regulations on imported products after it leaves the European Union (EU), a Conservative MP has suggested. Jacob Rees-Mogg, floating the idea at a hearing of the Treasury Select Committee – Rees-Mogg is a member of the influential committee - said regulations that were “good enough for India” could be … Continue reading Tory MP says safety rules could be long-term Brexit target

We have been notified today that the Benefit Sanctions Required Assessment Bill is due to have its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 2 December 2016. There needs to be 100 MPs in the House for the debate, otherwise the Bill could fall. We are urgently asking members to click on the … Continue reading Message from PCS DWP Group

The following details have been supplied by the TUC Union concern at ‘shocking’ public sector pressures A new survey showing high levels of pressure and exhaustion among public sector workers exposes the impact of swingeing job cuts, the union GMB has said. The union said the findings of the CIPD/Halogen Employee Outlook survey show “unacceptable” … Continue reading Public Sector Pressures