Our reps briefed MPs about a government privatisation agenda that is already leading to job cuts, office closures and offshoring.Shared services are those parts of individual departments that provide corporate services to do with IT, human resources management, pay and payroll, procurement, and finance to deliver their business outputs.MPs heard from our reps at shared … Continue reading MPs lobbied to ‘Save our shared services’

The annual PCS National Women’s seminar will be held at the Novotel in Manchester on 21-22 June.The seminar seeks to encourage greater participation from women members and will integrate the PCS national campaign and organising priorities with the particular challenges faced by women. A variety of speakers, workshops and discussion group sessions will be spread … Continue reading PCS National Women’s Seminar 2014

The following details have been supplied by PCS:On Wednesday (2nd April 2014) morning PCS will be holding a parliamentary drop-in session to brief MPs about the latest developments in Shared Services. As part of the Government's drive to privatise large parts of the civil service, it is outsourcing 'shared services' that provide support such as … Continue reading Save our Shared Services – email your MP

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:PCS will take all necessary action to achieve improvements to DWP policy and procedureAttendance Management ChangesDWP Attendance Management Policy, Procedure and Advice have been revised from 1st April 2014 following consultation but not agreement with the Departmental Trade Union Side (DTUS). The intent of DWP … Continue reading Attendance Management: DWP must improve

The following details have been supplied by the PCS DWP Group:The GEC is submitting the pay claim to DWP management to coincide with the TUC’s Britain Needs a Pay Rise Day on 1st April.The DWP 2014 Pay Claim is based on the national union’s 2014 Pay Claim. Pay remains an integral part of the national … Continue reading DWP Group Executive Committee Launches the DWP 2014 Pay Claim

The following has been supplied by DWP Group:People Performance MythsDWP has produced a People Performance 'myth busting' brief for HR experts using replies to frequently asked policy questions. The Complex Case Advisory Service (CCAS) has been involved in its development and will be using it to respond to queries.Guided not forced distributionDWP People Performance uses … Continue reading Must the guided distribution always be met? DWP says ‘No’!

Francis Maude's attempts to interfere in member's agreements to pay trade unions subs direct from payroll (aka check off), is proving ever more unjust and land lacking in transparency.When questioned in parliament on 12 March, the Minister refused to publish responses from departments to his request for them to 'review' check-off, despite the fact that … Continue reading Brand new email campaign to save check-off

A dramatic drop in number of people taking employment tribunal cases since the introduction of a fees system shows the government is on the side of bad bosses, the TUC has said. Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures released last week reveal there has been a 79 per cent fall in employment tribunal cases – from … Continue reading Tribunals fall so workers and justice pay the price

<!--[if !mso]>st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } <![endif]--> The Branch now uses an email distribution system. This system relies on a network of cascade points in many areas across our workplaces. This enables us to issue targeted communications to employer groups, and sites rather than sending everything to everyone, it should all be relevant. If you are not receiving … Continue reading PCS UNION DISTRIBUTION AND REPRESENTATION