Please see link below to the eagerly awaited PCS Fylde Branch Newsletter: PCS Fylde News
Disability Benefits Telephony Survey
Please see the results of the survey about assumed consent in Disability Benefits Telephony Question 1. Do you agree with PCS the employer is abusing the concept in the Employee Deal of what it really an emergency, to withdraw assumed consent for members in Telephony? 26 Responses Yes - 24 (92.31%) No - 2 … Continue reading Disability Benefits Telephony Survey
Unite Community Day of Action on Sanctions
The following details have been supplied by PCS DWP Group: Unite Community are holding their third annual day of action against benefit sanctions on Thursday 30th March 2017. Events and demonstrations are expected to be held in many towns and cities across the country. Many of these demonstrations will be held outside DWP offices including … Continue reading Unite Community Day of Action on Sanctions
For PCS members working in Disability Benefits Telephony only
DWP IT must not be used to complete this survey. Please complete this survey using your own IT You may be aware that Senior Disability Benefits Management have withdrawn assumed consent in the Telephony area at Warbreck stating that they are invoking 15 g) of the Employee Deal as follows: “15 g) Where employees guarantee … Continue reading For PCS members working in Disability Benefits Telephony only
DWP GROUP ELECTIONS – 2017 YOUR CHANCE TO INFLUENCE YOUR PAY AND YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The purpose of this article is to inform members that from Thursday 27th April 2017 onwards you should receive your DWP Group Executive Committee Election ballot paper. The DWP Group Executive is an important body within PCS negotiating and campaigning on items such as: Departmental Pay Conditions of Service, Annual Leave, etc Health and Safety … Continue reading DWP GROUP ELECTIONS – 2017 YOUR CHANCE TO INFLUENCE YOUR PAY AND YOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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 part time four days a week, the ED agreement states: 13 d) iii) not to fix more than one in five consecutive working days beyond … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets
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 have a question about the ED: One of the members pointed the following out from the Senior Manager’s question time: “Question 19: XXXXXXXX asked when we … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets
Proposed Office Closures
Please see the attached link to the PCS website coverage of the most recent debate in Parliament on the proposed office closures on 16 March. The full debate can be found using the link in the article “during the backbench debate…” http://www.pcs.org.uk/news/mps-attack-dwp-closure-plans-ahead-of-pcs-lobb
Fight DWP Office Closures – National Lobby of Parliament
To: Branch Secretaries, Chairs and Organisers CC: Regional Committee, PCS Liverpool Staff Date: 17/03/2017 NW/RB/049/17 As discussed at our team meeting, please send this email out to your DWP Networks Regional members / Region asking them to contact their MP. Fight DWP Office Closures - National Lobby of Parliament 1-4pm Tuesday 28 March House … Continue reading Fight DWP Office Closures – National Lobby of Parliament
Union reps are good for workers and employers
The TUC has ripped apart the latest attempt by a right-wing lobby group to claim paid release for union reps comes at a cost. TUC national organiser Carl Roper said the annually regurgitated claim by the Taxpayers’ Alliance that union volunteers are a drain on the public purse and taxpayers gets picked up uncritically by … Continue reading Union reps are good for workers and employers
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