8‑14 Feb 2016 / The heartunions week of action celebrates the great work done by union reps and members in our workplaces and in society. We're proud of our unions and reject the government's attempts to damage them with the trade union bill. Read more (from home) and sign the petitions (from home) here.

On Thursday 17th December 2015 the DWP stated that the Government announced “that it will consult on whether more responsibility for care should be devolved to Local Authorities in England, and to Wales. This would be for people in the future who would otherwise have been newly claiming Attendance Allowance (AA). At this stage only … Continue reading The Future of Attendance Allowance

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group: DWP/ HMRC Pay Comparison Table  The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that the DWP/ HMRC Pay comparison table in the PCS DWP Group Pay Campaign leaflet and replicated in the Branch desk drop didn’t have the 2015 pay comparisons. We raised this with … Continue reading DWP/ HMRC Pay Comparison Table

Please see the attached details regarding the Government’s response to the Independent Review of the PIP assessment here.

PCS has condemned George Osborne's attacks on the welfare budget and public services as he announced multi-billion pound cuts in his autumn statement and spending review. The chancellor remains committed to the £12.5bn welfare cut he outlined in the summer budget, as well as more than £20bn in departmental spending cuts up to 2020.Since 2010, … Continue reading PCS autumn statement response

Hidden inside the pages of the Spending Review was confirmation that the government is yet again considering plans to sell-off the Land Registry.Only last year, a PCS-led campaign fought off attempts to move the Land Registry to a commercial model. The Land Registry has consistently performed well in the public sector and is self-funding so … Continue reading Stop the privatisation of the Land Registry – Petition

On Thursday November 12th the HMRC Executive Committee (ExCom) announced its future location strategy. This included proposals to close the current 170 HMRC offices and cut these to 13 large Regional Centres in Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, and two in London (Croydon and Stratford), plus 4 "Specialist Sites". … Continue reading ‘Devastating’ HMRC closure plan must be subject to parliamentary review

PCS members have voted by a massive majority to retain our political fund, this gives our campaigning against spending cuts and the Trade Union Bill a real  boost. Read more on the PCS website here.