The following details have been supplied by the PCS HQ:Some pay facts:Fact 1.Former Cabinet Secretary Gus O’Donnell told the Guardian in November 2010 that median salary in of a civil servant was lower than the wider public sector, and lower than the private sector.Fact 2. In the four years between 2010 and 2013, the cost … Continue reading Pay Facts

The organisers of the UK's biggest trade union event, The Durham Miners' Gala, are appealing for help after its future was threatened because of a massive legal bill. In 2012, the Durham Miners’ Association (DMA) set up the Friends of the Durham Miners’ Gala to ensure that this increasingly popular celebration of trade union and community … Continue reading Support the Durham Miners’ Gala

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:The DWP Group have four advisory committees whose role it is to offer advice on issues affecting a particular group who share the same characteristics. They are the Group Women’s Advisory Committee (GWAC); the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender committee (LGBT) the Group Equality Committee … Continue reading Group Black Members Network

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:DWP has today announced its intention to transfer nearly 1,000 staff out of Work Services Directorate into other parts of Operations. Their intention is to do this by a combination of voluntary and compulsory moves.Voluntary MovesStaff in Work Services, who live within travelling distance of … Continue reading DWP announces staff moves across Operations

The DWP insists that there is no 10% quota for a Must Improve end of year marking.  We have heard different.  Some team leaders have told staff that one member of each team must be given the Must Improve marking to ‘meet the quota’.  This is unacceptable.  Some line managers are being told that they … Continue reading People Performance: End of Year Markings

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:The GEC has submitted a pay claim for 2014 demanding:An end to the government imposed pay freeze/capA Minimum 5% or £1,200 consolidated pay increaseShort pay scales and pay progression as a right for all staffClosing the pay gaps within and across departmentsNo discriminatory performance payThe … Continue reading DWP members need a pay rise

The following has been supplied by PCS DWP Group:Ratings must not be changed or forced simply to fit the distribution guideYour end-of-year rating must be fairYour performance must be fairly assessed and rated. Every employee is entitled to a fair assessment of their performance and the award of a performance rating which they have achieved. … Continue reading Do not use box mark quotas for ratings!

To all PCS members in SSCLThe following has been supplied by PCS DWP Group.PCS are continuing to campaign against the privatisation of shared services, job cuts, site closures and off shoring. The union is also pressing SSCL to get the best arrangements possible for staff in terms of Voluntary Exits, Voluntary Redundancy and redeployment. Union … Continue reading Report of PCS meeting with Steria/SSCL 24th April

There are two sets of elections, National and DWP Group, this post refers to DWP Group. If your ballot paper goes to your home address then please send a link to this page home.The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Fylde Central Benefits and Services Branch recommends that you vote for the following candidates for … Continue reading DWP Group Executive Elections 2014

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:Mitigation may reduce more serious minor misconduct to informal action DWP disciplinary guidance revisedPCS raised concerns, following feedback from Branches, that DWP disciplinary guidance for the application of mitigation in disciplinary cases needed improvement. DWP has agreed to introduce the necessary clarifications in the guidance for … Continue reading Disciplinary Penalties and Mitigation