DWP employee deal

DWP employee deal collective agreement

This document details the collective agreement between DWP and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) / Prospect / FDA trade unions about the ‘Employee Deal: Pay Offer 2016 (AA-HEO)’.

Working Pattern Disputes Outstanding - 10 September 2018 & Material Detriment 

PCS Briefing DWP/BB/071/18 was issued on 20 June 2018 to provide guidance for Referrals to Independent Panels together with a copy of the Independent Panel Referral Form for the use of PCS Representatives. Both DWP and PCS are concerned that there may be working pattern disputes outstanding at 10 September 2018 for Rotation 4 working pattern plans where the assigned working pattern would result in material detriment for the employee

2014 Notice of Change Contracts & Employee Deal

The issue of members who have changed their hours of work on or after 6 January 2014, and have opted-out of the Employee Deal, was debated at the 2017 PCS DWP Group Conference. DWP introduced a ‘notice of change’ clause, for all working patterns agreed on or after 6 January 2014,  to give 3 months’ notice to vary the times of attendance, hours per day, days per week or weeks/months per year of attendance within the employee’s total hours.

Employee Deal – Rotation 4: Working Pattern Plans from 10 September 2018 to 9 March 2019

Independent Panel Referral Form for disagreements not resolved by Appeal Manager

Independent panels for working pattern plans

The Employee Deal Collective Agreement includes, under Paragraph 30, agreement that:

Where disagreements arise regarding changes to working patterns, including part-year contracts, if they cannot be resolved through the normal grievance process and TU believe the decision is perverse; DWP will appoint an independent panel including a trade union representative to consider such exceptional cases. This arrangement will apply for 12 months from the date it is established, reviewable after 6 months and 11 months and extendable by agreement.

PCS and DWP are working together to implement this provision of the Collective Agreement. Branches will be aware that all collective bargaining covers all employees whether or not they are trade union members. There are no separate pay and terms and conditions of employment for trade union or non-trade union members and any such arrangements would be unlawful. It is on this basis that access to the Independent Panel will be available to trade union members and colleagues not in a trade union and members of trade unions not recognised by DWP.

Updated 29 October 2018