Public and Commercial Services Union

These pages are a resource for PCS members in DWP. They are funded and resourced by PCS.

The DWP group secretary comments "The DWP group campaigns hard for members and works tirelessly to improve the pay, terms and conditions and job security through our negotiations with DWP management, ministers and the government.

"Communication with members is one of our highest priorities and we believe that this web site is the principal medium for communicating our message to members across the group.

"We hope that members will increasingly use, contribute to and enjoy this site and use it as an important resourse. If you have any views on the web site or suggestions about how we can improve it please contact PCS Leeds office."

Latest pay news from the group

Pay bulletin 63
19 June 2009
When PCS members met last month at our annual conference, they voted overwhelmingly in favour of a detailed motion aimed at securing better pay across the civil service.

The new national executive committee will meet soon and will decide the programme for widespread consultation with members across the whole of PCS about the way forward for our national pay campaign.

Pay bulletin 62
12 June 2009
As previously reported negotiations have now concluded by the group executive committee (GEC) on the improved terms and conditions package including improvements to managing attendance policies, job security, family friendly policies (including flexi and annual leave) fairer appraisal and better relations with the union. Unfortunately management have not yet agreed how and when these improvements will be implemented. The GEC believes that PCS members have been very patient already. We have strongly urged Leigh Lewis to agree a way forward with us to ensure that these much needed improvements are implemented without further delay.

Pay bulletin 61

9 June 2009
Talks have now concluded on a package of measures to improve members’ terms and conditions. Management are now deciding on whether they should make a formal offer of the package which include improvements on the managing attendance policy, family friendly policies covering access to flexi time, breaks etc, job security and employee relations.

Pay Bulletin 60

8 May 2009
The NEC met this week and agreed to call for further reports on the outcome of talks across all Departments, about using efficiency savings for pay improvements. A special NEC meeting will take place soon to consider these reports, and other information on pay in 2009, to help shape the PCS strategy for pay and our campaign work on this.