Please see the link below from the PCS General Secretary about the forthcoming General Election: Click Here

28 April 2017: International Workers Memorial Day in Manchester across North West, UK and the world #IWMD17 Who lives and who dies at work is not an accident of chance – it is due to social class and economic inequality, Compounded by discrimination based on sex, gender, race/ethnic origin, sexuality, faith and disability 1 On … Continue reading International Workers Memorial Day in the North West on & around 28 April 2017

Please see the attached form if you are interested in becoming a member of the DWP Group Black Members Network: Click Here   The PCS DWP Group is committed to tackling under representation of black members in our group structures and involving Black Members in our work.  To this effect PCS DWP Group has set … Continue reading Information regarding black members’ network and black members’ advisory committee.

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The following details have been provided by the PCS DWP Group: DWP Managers’ Guide Updated DWP has updated the DWP Managers’ Guide for Making Decisions about Efficiency Departure Compensation for compliance with Cabinet Office changes for the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS) which have been imposed without agreement with PCS. This Guide is available to … Continue reading Compensation under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme: DWP Managers’ Guide – Making Decisions about Efficiency Departure Compensation

DWP response to consultation with PCS PCS has been engaged in consultation with the DWP Attendance Management Policy Team on issues arising out of PCS policies and feedback from Branches on the application of DWP Attendance Management Policy. This PCS Briefing provides a copy of a new DWP Policy Steer for the application of DWP … Continue reading Attendance Management – New DWP Policy Steer

Prime minister Theresa May should welcome a European Parliament call for any post-Brexit deal to protect current and future workplace rights of UK workers, the TUC has said.  In a 5 April vote, MEPs backed a motion setting out the European Parliament’s position for the Brexit negotiations by 516 to 133.  Although MEPs will not … Continue reading PM should welcome MEPs backing for workers’ rights

The Branch raised the issue of the movement, initially, of members to Telephony - raising concerns that a "names from a hat" approach had been deployed. We were informed that it was on a voluntary basis and that the employer had been inundated with volunteers. Soon thereafter we were alerted to instances of people being … Continue reading Movement of People to Telephony in Disability Benefits

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: I work in UC and I am concerned that I may be forced to undertake the terms in the Employee Deal. I have heard things like “There … 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: I work in Disability Benefits Directorate telephony and have been told that I can only start 15 minutes before my fixed of non fixed tentpole, and only … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets