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 33

5 September 2008
Further talks have taken place with DWP management on a number of pay related issues. Talks this week focused on family friendly policies and increasing flexibility in the work place. The union’s aims include improving the work life balance for members struggling with caring responsibilities or other demands on their time. More meetings have been agreed for next week.

Pay Bulletin 32

29 August 2008
This week management announced their proposals to abolish PDS and replace it with a completely different appraisal scheme. These proposals include the long-standing demands of PCS for the abolition of relative assessment and the removal of distribution quotas.

Pay Bulletin 31

22 August 2008
Further meetings with DWP management have taken place this week with PCS continuing to push for the special bonus scheme pot to be used in basic pay to cushion the effect of increased inflation and rising fuel and food costs on our many low paid members.