Public and Commercial Services Union

For the last year Jobcentre Plus has been piloting a variety of different opening hours for its job centres, BDCs and contact centres. In the light of these pilots management has announced proposals for changing Jobcentre Plus' service hours. PCS has been consulted on these changes but has not agreed them.

DWP Union News - Weekly Bulletin 29
16 July 2010

The latest news for members in DWP and CMEC.

Jobcentre Plus rejects roll out of flexi-time pilot in Contact Centre Directorate
16 July 2010

PCS has been in discussions with Jobcentre Plus Contact Centre Directorate (CCD) management over proposals to improve access to flexi-time for members working in CCD.

DWP Union News - Weekly Bulletin 28
9 July 2010

The latest news for members in DWP and CMEC.

DWP Union News - Weekly Bulletin 27
2 July 2010

The latest news for members in DWP and CMEC.

Following the recent budget, Jobcentre Plus has announced plans to cut 4,000 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) jobs by 31 March 2011. This comes on top of the 4,000 FTE jobs already cut since the start of 2010. Once part-time jobs are factored into this, the total number of jobs at risk will be significantly higher.

Defending jobs, services and staffing
28 June 2010

The PCS DWP Group conference unanimously carried emergency motion eight which instructed the group executive committee (GEC) to launch a high-profile campaign to make all FTA staff permanent. This branch briefing gives details about this campaign.

DWP Union News - Weekly Bulletin 26
26 June 2010

The latest news for members in DWP and CMEC

Group executive elections 2010
18 June 2010

Our report of voting for the above elections, which closed at noon on 17 May for the president and group executive committee elections, and at noon on 12 May for all other contests, is as follows:

New government announces £6.2 billion of cuts across Whitehall - £535 million cut from DWP budget

25 May 2010

DWP management met with PCS today to announce to us DWP's share of the cuts to be made by the new Government.

Future of the fixed term appointments and the staffing crisis in Jobcentre Plus
14 May 2010

PCS has been vigorously pressing Jobcentre Plus to address the huge uncertainty over staffing for the 2010/11 year in Jobcentre Plus.

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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.

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