The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group, please read them carefully:Mid-year indicative ratingsThis article clarifies the process for resolving disagreements under the new Grievance Procedure.Discussion with manager The aim of the performance management system is to encourage open and honest discussion between the employee and manager to deal with difficulties or disputes … Continue reading People Performance Disagreements

The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group:Members will be aware of messages that have gone out via the management chain concerning levels of leave over the festive period within the Pensions directorate. PCS has continued to raise concerns with management about some of the messages that have been escalated to group office … Continue reading Christmas Leave in Pensions Directorate

PCS Commercial Sector has provided us with the following information further to circular CSA/MB/12/13 dated 15 July 2013:On 18 July, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) handed down a long-awaited judgment in a Unison supported case – Parkwood Leisure Ltd –v- Alemo-Herron & Others (2013) C-426/11.The case judgment has significant repercussions and … Continue reading TUPE – IMPORTANT UPDATE

PCS NW Regional Office have supplied the following:Please find below details of the next NW Disabled Members Network meeting:Meeting DetailsTuesday 10 December 201311:30am – 3:00pmPCS North West Regional Office3rd Floor, Jack Jones House1 Islington, Liverpool L3 8EG    Agenda Items and Attendance Deadline Friday 22 November 2013 We will assess the viability of this meeting on Monday … Continue reading PCS NORTH WEST DISABLED MEMBERS NETWORK MEETING

ATOS members across the UK are striking over pay on the 5th of November.The locations can be found here and the information flyer from PCS HQ can be found here.

PCS NEGOTIATES PROTECTIONS  BATTLE AGAINST PRIVATISATION CONTINUESAfter a strong campaign against privatisation of the delivery of shared services in DWP, Defra and the Environment Agency, the government is still determined to rush through the transfer of staff on Friday November 1st .      It is now certain that the new “Joint Venture” company SSCL will come … Continue reading SHARED SERVICES STRIKE ON OCTOBER 31ST SUSPENDED

STRIKE SUSPENDEDA strike by our members across DWP and Defra shared services has been suspended after we negotiated protections for staff.The following has been provided by PCS HQ:The staff working in HR, procurement and finance face having their jobs transferred on Friday (1 November) to Shared Service Centre Limited (SSCL), in which the government retains … Continue reading Shared Services Strike suspended after protections negotiated

The government is planning to privatise shared services staff in DWP, Defra, and the Environment Agency to private company Steria on the 1st of November 2013.PCS is asking all members who work in Shared Services in the DWP and Defra to take one day strike action on Friday 25th of October and for those who … Continue reading Shared Services Strike – 25th October 2013

Blackburn v Aldi Stores Ltd, EAT 29.7.13 (0185/12)IDS - 30 Sep 2013The EAT remits a case to a tribunal to determine whether an employer’s failure to provide a different manager to hear a grievance appeal breached the implied term of trust and confidence, with the result that the employee was unfairly constructively dismissed. Read more … Continue reading Failure to provide proper appeal may breach trust and confidence

Halliday v Creation Consumer Finance Ltd, Court of Appeal, 2013 EWCA Civ 333IDS - 30 Sep 2013.The Court of Appeal awards compensation for distress to an individual as a result of a finance company’s failure to process his data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Court sets compensation at £750, taking into … Continue reading Compensation awarded for distress caused by data protection breach