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PCS members in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in response to the department's controversial FCDO2030 restructuring programme.
PCS has welcomed the decision to insource facilities management contracts managed by the Government Property Agency, bringing around 2,000 workers back into the Civil Service.
The Cabinet Office has confirmed to PCS that Capita will miss the ministerial deadline of 30 June to restore pension administration services to contractual standards – another unacceptable failure by the contractor.
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union has secured a major victory for its members after the Metropolitan Police agreed to retain and redeploy PCSOs (Police Community Support Officers) who had faced losing their roles following changes to red route enforcement.
Reports that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Iran team could lose around half its staff expose the damaging impact of the department's FCDO2030 job cuts programme, PCS has warned.