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GEC officer responsibilities

President - Jane Aitchison

  • DWP constitution issues
  • Group finance
  • policy co-ordination and delivery
  • liaison with DWP Trade Union structures
  • liaison with other DWP unions
  • liaison with PCS National officials
  • Employee Relations
  • Chair of Finance & General Purposes Committee
  • Chair of Pay Team
  • Chair of Editorial Board
  • Chair of JCP Advisory Committee
  • Chair of Communications Group
  • Chair of Campaign Committee

Vice presidents

Alan Brown

  • Chair of Personal Case Committee
  • Chair of Typists and Support Grades
  • Chair of PDCS Advisory Committee

Martin Cavanagh

  • Chair of CMEC Advisory Committee
  • Deputy Chair of Editorial Board
  • Chair of Personnel & Conditions of Service Sub Committee
  • bulk transfer issues

Katrine Williams

  • Employee Relations
  • Deputy Chair of JCP Advisory committee
  • Chair of Resources, Operations & Accommodation Sub Committee

John McInally

  • Chair of Contact Centre Advisory Committee
  • Welfare Policy
  • Chair of Shared Services Advisory Committee

Adam Khalif

  • Chair of Departmental Directorates Advisory Committee
  • Chair of Organisation & Education Committee
  • Chair of Learning Sub Committee
  • Chair of Learning & Development Sub Committee
  • Chair of Professionals & Management Advisory Committee

Treasurer - Bashir Chilwan

Responsible for group finance, including expense claims.

Organiser - Fran Heathcote

Organisation, education and recruitment, learning, conference arrangements

Equality officer - Sharon Green

Responsible for equality issues and equality advisory committees.

Young members officer - Helen Flanagan

Responsible for young member issues, secretary to the young members advisory committee.

Group safety officer - Alan Smith

 

Assistant secretaries

Sam Hall

  • PDCS
  • Corporate Centre

Paul Barton

  • Resources
  • Staffing
  • Privatisation
  • Relocation
  • Contact Centre Directorate
  • DWP IT
  • Shared Services
  • Welfare Reform

Tom Penn

  • Health & Safety
  • Accommodation
  • Well Being at Work/Stress
  • ER
  • TU Victimisation Personal Cases
  • Professional & Managers

Dave Richards

  • CMEC
  • Grading
  • Personal Cases (50%)

Rob Williams

  • Jobcentre Plus
  • Fraud
  • Peterborough Agreement
  • Workforce Planning (including Mobility, Retirement/Exits, Surplus Management)

Chris Cuthbert

  • Personal cases (50%)
  • Green issues/sustainable development
  • Personnel and conditions of service (shared)
  • Access to Work
  • Annual Leave
  • Unsatisfactory Performance
  • Business Travel
  • Employee Assistance
  • Equality
  • FTA’s and Casuals
  • Discrimination/Bullying
  • Maternity Rights/Leave
  • New Deal
  • Pensions
  • Privilege Leave
  • Probation
  • Promotion
  • Reinstatement
  • Recruitment/Selection
  • Special Leave
  • Staff Survey
  • Subsistence
  • Learning & development
  • Temporary Promotion (TDA)
  • Transfers/DD

Dave Burke

Personnel and conditions of service (shared)

  • Attendance Management Programme
  • Competency Framework
  • Data Protection Act
  • Decision makers Guide
  • Disciplinary Procedures/Policy
  • Dress Standards
  • Flexible Working Hours
  • Grievance Procedures
  • Human Rights Act
  • Name Badges
  • Overpayment of Salary
  • Outside Occupations
  • People Performance/PDS
  • Political Activities
  • Security Procedures
  • Sick Leave Policy
  • Staff Clubs
  • Standards of Behaviour
  • Working Patterns/Hours of Work
  • Working Time Agreement