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The following details have been supplied by the TUC: Staff shortages in the NHS have shot up by 6,000 in 18 months, reflecting staff dissatisfaction with their working conditions, a union has said. The Department for Health’s information service NHS Digital reported the number of unfilled posts increased by a quarter from 23,427 in February … Continue reading NHS workers quitting over low pay and stress

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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 1: Procedure 9 refers to flexi leave as opposed to just assuming consent, people are asking about assuming consent not applying for leave (which may not be … 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 1:  Section 10.3 of the flexible working hours agreement states that breaks cannot be taken immediately at the start or end of an employees working day, nor … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

The following details have been supplied by the TUC: Bosses need to sharpen up on work dress Too many employers are ‘stuck in the past’ on workplace dress codes, the TUC has said. The union body was commenting after a report on high heels and workplace dress codes was published this week by two committees … Continue reading TUC: Work Dress

The following details have been supplied by the TUC: Cuts blamed for rising fire deaths Resource cuts are responsible for a sharp rise in the number of people who have died as a result of fires in the home, the firefighters’ union FBU has said. The union was speaking out after the Home Office released … Continue reading TUC: Rising First Deaths

Holocaust Memorial Day takes place on 27 January each year. It’s a time for everyone to pause to remember the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed beyond recognition during the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. On HMD we can honour … Continue reading Holocaust Memorial Day

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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 1: What is the “flexible working period” at what time does it start, at what time does it conclude, and where in the agreement is this set … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets