Revealed: Civil Servants allowed to take their own time off
The Telegraph and the Daily Mail have both published stories over the last couple of days which use misleading headlines to misrepresent flexi-time arrangements in the Civil Service. The stories themselves [more]
Campaign on Public Sector Pensions – PCS Conference to decide on the way forward
This branch website has a disclaimer which states that articles do not necessarily reflect the collective view of the BEC. This article falls into that category. Following the well supported industrial [more]
I Read It On The Intranet Pt 5: The HMRC Industrial Action Fact Sheet
The HMRC intranet today carried a message from Lin Homer, our new Chief Executive, which included a fact sheet which she hopes members will consider when deciding how to vote [more]
The HMRC Ballot - The One You've Been Waiting For
This was originally posted in April before the HMRC ballot was put back to 11th May. Members should have received, or will shortly receive, ballot papers at home.
PCS Revenue & [more]
PCS National Executive Committee (NEC) Election Results 2012 – a personal thank you
The NEC results were published yesterday evening and can be viewed here. The Democracy Alliance increased its majority on the NEC with all but one of their candidates elected. I am [more]
M10 - Solidarity messages from Egypt as Egyptian tax workers strike against corruption
These messages of support for British workers taking action on 10th May have been issued by Egyptian health workers. “Solidarity from Egypt. I support public service and health workers strike against [more]
Head of the Civil Service to review Departmental rules on the use of social media
Last Friday Sir Bob Kerslake - Head of the Civil Service - published an article in The Guardian explaining why he believed that social media applications such as Facebook and [more]
10th May - All Out For Pensions And More
On Monday 30th April you, along with hundreds of thousands of other public sector workers, found that your take home pay had been cut as a result of your pension [more]
2012 Mandating Meeting - Wednesday 9th May 14.00 - 16.00
This year's Mandating Meeting is fast approaching and is members' opportunity to comment on the motions submitted to Group and National Conferences by branches and the executive commitees, and vote [more]
PCS National Executive Committee (NEC) Elections 2012
In the last few days the National Executive Committee (NEC) elections began. The NEC is the governing body of PCS, responsible for running the union in line with the policies [more]
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Bring Your Pensions Letter To Work Day 3rd April 2012
We invited members to bring their pensions letters to work on Tuesday 3rd April so that we could take them back to the Cabinet Office en masse.
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