Public and Commercial Services Union

These pages contain guidance, advice and copies of agreements on DWP human resource (HR) policies including managing attendance and PDS.

Attendance management

• DWP/BB/033/10 From Sick Note to Fit Note – Work Focused Sick Leave Procedures from 6 April 2010
• DWP/MB/026/10 First Call checklist – notifying sick leave in DWP
• DWP/BB/014/10 Attendance Changes from 25 January 2010 - for Case Conferences, SCS Engagement and OHS Referrals
• DWP/BB/110/09 Manager’s discretion and twelve special circumstances for no formal action
• DWP/BB/098/09 "One off" absences
• DWP/BB/084/09 Abolition of "must give a warning" policy
• DWP/BB/82/09 Statutory Changes Implemented by DWP
• DWP/BB/077/09 Swine Flu Pandemic and Sick Leave in DWP
• DWP/BB/48/09 Sick Absence and Statutory Annual Leave
• DWP/BB/119/08 OHS for attendance management
• DWP/BB/078/08 Attendance management quarterly review meeting - April 2008
• DWP/BB/066/08 DWP attendance management policy - unagreed, unfair and unacceptable 
• DWP/MB/066/08 OHS consultations for attendance management
• DWP/BB/037/08 Attendance management and consideration point
• DWP/BB/036/08 Attendance management advice and separate consideration points for disability/underlying health conditions
• DWP/MB/036/08 HR briefing 001 - managing attendance for managers
• DWP/BB/028/08 Attendance management policy, procedures and advice changes from February 2008
• DWP/BB/144/07 Attendance management: clarification and confusion from 22 November 2007
• DWP/BB/131/07 Attendance management and the employment equality (age) regulations
• DWP/BB/126/07 Removal of work related stress absence category on RMS
• DWP/BB/118/07 Attendance management procedures: PCS compliance check
• DWP/BB/116/07 Attendance management: transparency, justice and fairness requirements
• DWP/BB/108/07 Attendance management compliance in Jobcentre Plus and procedural fairness
• DWP/BB/086/07 Management grade changes for delivery of sick leave procedures in Jobcentre Plus
• DWP/BB/082/07 Sick leave procedures updated
• DWP/BB/055/07 Attendance management backsliding procedure and the law at work
• DWP/BB/031/07 Attendance review meetings and trade union representation

Disciplinary action

• DWP/BB/015/09 Changes to disciplinary policy and standards of behaviour for information security
• DWP/BB/118/08 Changes to disciplinary policy and decision makers guide - September 2008

• DWP/MB/027/08 Formal disciplinary action - Summary of your individual rights and procedural fairness

Flexible working hours agreement

• DWP/BB/144/08 Flexible working hours agreement for members in Jobcentre Plus BDC network

Harassment, discrimination and bullying cases (HDB)

• DWP/BB/065/09 Mediation is no alternative to grievance
• DWP/BB/082/08 Mediation pilot for DWP harassment, discrimination and bullying cases

Overpayments of salary

• DWP/BB/026/09 Recovery of overpayments of pay

PDS

• DWP/MB/003/09 PDS end of year process for 2008-09
• DWP/BB/083/08 Mediation pilot for grievance cases in PDCS only
• DWP/MB/055/08 PDS abolition - PCS makes a difference
• DWP/MB/053/08 PCS welcomes the end of PDS - New appraisal system to be introduced
• DWP/BB/024/08 PDS performance level grievances 2008
• DWP/BB/14/08 PDS end of year process 2007/08
• DWP/MB/11/08 Oppose unacceptable work objectives
• DWP/MB/10/08 Your grievance and trade union rights 2008
• DWP/MB/07/08 Challenge all unfair PDS decisions
• DWP/MB/05/08 Your evidence, DWP descriptors and transparent decisions
• DWP/BB/108/06 HR decision maker guide