The following has been supplied by PCS DWP Group:Announcements were made to staff on the 4th March 2014 following talks with PCS on Monday 3rd March 2014 that Steria/Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL) intend to cut at least 400 jobs through the closure of ex DWP sites at Sheffield, Cardiff and the ex Environment Agency … Continue reading PCS will fight SSCL office closures and job cuts

Civil servants in Steria (who used to work in the Department for Work and Pensions at DWP Norcross – Tomlinson House near Blackpool) face redundancy it has been announced.PCS opposed the sell-off to French multinational Steria of a range of several Government Departments' support functions, including human resources and finance, which took place on the … Continue reading Job cuts loom at shared services sites – DWP Norcross

On March 3rd SSCL informed PCS that they intend to close Sheffield, Cardiff and Leeds, cut 200 jobs and offshore the work to India by October. PCS will oppose these proposals and defend your jobs by negotiation, political lobbying, campaigning and industrial action where necessary. Union meetings will be held to consult you as soon … Continue reading PCS will fight SSCL office closures and job cuts

Saturday 8th March 2014 is International Women’s Day where we celebrate the social, political and economic achievements of women. This year’s theme isInspiring ChangeA Brief History of Time (in respect of women)1800s - Women’s property is owned by their husband if they are married1842 - Women banned from working underground1847 - Women limited to 10 … Continue reading International Women’s Day

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:The following is an extract from a letter to the employer dated 8th August 2013 regarding practises of not paying Temporary Duties Addition for people who are TDA’d for less than 4 days:“Operations Trade Union Side has been contacted by reps regarding Temporary Duties Allowances … Continue reading Temporary Duties Addition

Legal action enforces the right to be accompanied by a member’s chosen PCS Rep.  Statutory rights at workThere is case law, and given guidance, on the statutory right to be accompanied, at a grievance or disciplinary meeting. One of the key issues is whether or not an employer can veto the member’s chosen PCS Representative?Can … Continue reading PCS defends statutory rights

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:PCS have been working with the Robin Hood tax campaign over the last few years to push for an international financial transaction tax (FTT) as part of our ongoing Tax Justice work.February 20th was the big day when the new Robin Hood Tax film (starring … Continue reading The Robin Hood tax

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:Over 3000 members have sent an email to Nick Clegg (www.pcs.org.uk/savecheckoff) urging him to stop the Government's attack on our ability to represent members by plotting to end the practice of collecting monthly union subs directly from salaries.This long-established system for payment, known as 'check-off', … Continue reading Save our right to pay our way – Email Nick Clegg today

The following details have been provided by the PCS DWP Group:Members will have seen that there has been considerable media coverage of the work of DWP in recent weeks. Much of this has been castigating the performance of DWP, accusing it of contributing to increased levels of poverty and leading to the greatly increased prevalence … Continue reading DWP criticised in the news – PCS members not to blame

Unite Union are holding a rally in Liverpool against the cuts to public services. Full details can be found on the flyer here.