Public and Commercial Services Union

Welcome to the Revenue and Customs group conference pages for 2012

Welcome to the Revenue and Customs group conference and election pages for 2012. These pages are currently in the process of being created so that branches and members may have access to all essential documentation and information.

Queries in the mean time should be refered to group office by calling 020 7801 2884/5

 

Election and Conference timetable 

Friday 13 January - Nominations and conference motion forms sent to branches (18 weks prior to conference)

Friday 3 February (12 noon) - Deadline for notification of workplace ballot exemptions

Friday 24 February - Annual report to branches (12 weeks prior to conference)

Thursday 8 March (5pm) - Deadline for receipt of completed nomination and motions forms (10 weeks prior to conference)

Thursday 15 March (5pm) - Closing date for election addresses and acceptances

Thursday 6 April - Publication of finance report

Friday 6 - Monday 9 April - EASTER

Wednesday 11 April - Workplace ballots open

Thursday 12 April - Final date for national nomination complaints to ERS. Cut off date for new members to receive national ballot papers.

Wednesday 25 April - Group election ballot papers and election addresses sent out from this date.  Mailing completed by Thursday 26 April.  SOC report No.1 despatched.

Friday 27 April - SOC report No. 1 with branches (3 weeks prior to conference)

Wednesday 2 May (12 noon) - Workplace ballots close

Monday 7 May - May Bank Holiday

Tuesday 8 May (12 noon) - Deadline for branch workplace ballot packs to be returned to ERS

Thursday 17 May - Group election results

Friday 18 May (12 noon) - Deadline for emergency motions and references back

Saturday 19 May - SOC consider emergency motions and publish SOC report No.2

Sunday 20 May - 14.00 to 16.30 branches meet SOC for references back.  Publication of SOC report No.3

Monday 21 - Tuesday 22 May - Group conference

 

Time off to attend 2012 branch annual general meetings (AGMs) and mandating meetings (MMs)

Central discussions on time-off and arrangements for 2012 branch AGMs and MMs have been completed.

HMRC has agreed that they will advise businesses that up to two hours paid time off should be made available for members who attend their 2012 branch AGMs;  additionally, travelling time may also be negotiated locally where the geographical spread of the branch justifies such additional time. Branches can now finalise their AGM plans, within the framework agreed.

In addition, we have also agreed that up to two hours paid time off should be made available for members attending their 2012 branch MMs on the same terms as set out above.

Branches should also be aware that there have been some parallel discussions between the Contact Centre Directorate (CCD) and Cath Coldbeck, assistant group secretary (AGS) for contact centres, over the scheduling of branch AGMs, which cover members in contact centres, to ensure that they are spread over the relevant weeks in order to allow the maximum possible attendances.  Any additional problems relating to the branch AGM arrangements for contact centres should be referred to Cath.

Any enquiries about the issues covered by this briefing should be directed to peter.lockhart@pcs.org.uk