The Chair of the Equality and Human Rights (EHRC) has said a new national effort to promote disability rights is needed as ‘progress has stalled’, You can read more on the Equality Human Right Commission website. Please do not forget to support the joint PCS and Unite EHRC campaign to tell the employer “Don't Cut … Continue reading Lack of progress on Disability Rights is society’s ‘badge of shame’

Background The Cabinet Office has announced that it is pressing ahead with plans to cut civil service redundancy terms despite widespread condemnation of the proposals during the Cabinet Office consultation. The union’s national executive and national disputes committees have met to consider the appropriate response to these developments. This briefing reports on the current position … Continue reading Civil Service Compensation Scheme

Civil Service Compensation Scheme: why it matters to PCS members The Government is seeking to make further cuts to redundancy pay. At the same time the government is proposing to make huge cuts to departmental budgets over the next four years. Cutting redundancy pay is simply an attempt to make job cuts cheaper.  Please click … Continue reading Civil Service Compensation Scheme

TUC: Combatting Racist abuse in the workplace The TUC has published a workplace guide to stopping violence, harassment and abuse against black, Asian and ethnic minority workers. With the increase in racist harassment and abuse since the EU referendum, the guide Combatting racist abuse in the workplace will prove valuable to trade unions reps and … Continue reading TUC: Racist abuse in the workplace

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 1: Regarding the Employee Deal cover, is there a minimum size a Team can be? 50 is recommended but we are a team of far less than … 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 1: Under the new flexi arrangements which apply regardless if you opt in or opt out, if you set your start time at for example 9:00 am, … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

The following details have been supplied by the TUC: Send the new Prime Minister a safety reminder Campaigners are reminding Theresa May (MP) that the effective regulation and strict enforcement of workplace safety laws is a life-saving necessity, not a burden on business. The grassroots Hazards Campaign wants the new prime minister deluged with old-style … Continue reading Send the new Prime Minister a Safety Reminder

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 1:  Fixing start or finish time.  Paragraph 13 c) refers as follows:  “Each employee will commit to fix either the start (e.g. 8:00 and/or 9:00 on weekdays) … 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 1: Operational Hours. The Employee Deal agreement, paragraph 24 (below) indicates that from October 2016 the DWP business lines will operate from 08:00 to 18:00. “The … Continue reading DWP Pay – AA to HEO – Snippets

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