PCS: Royal Mail decision must be repeated for civil service pensions The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union has said the government must urgently follow the decision to terminate Capita’s contract with the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme by taking the same ...

PCS: Royal Mail decision must be repeated for civil service pensions

PCS calls for urgent pause to FCDO job cuts after Permanent Secretary exit The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union is calling for an immediate halt to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) restructuring programme following the departure of its Perman...

PCS calls for urgent pause to FCDO job cuts after Permanent Secretary exit

ONS workers win breakthrough on office attendance rules Office for National Statistics staff have secured a major shift away from individual office attendance targets following a long-running dispute.

Office for National Statistics staff win breakthrough on office attendance rules

Things go from bad to worse at Capita as data breach hits pension members The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has condemned a fresh failure by Capita after a data breach exposed the personal details of 138 civil service pension scheme members.

Things go from bad to worse at Capita as data breach hits pension members

PCS responds to government procurement reforms PCS welcomes elements of the government’s latest procurement reforms, particularly the potential to bring more work back in-house and reduce the overreliance on outsourcing.

PCS responds to government procurement reforms

PCS calls on government to scrap 60% office attendance mandate as global tensions drive up costs PCS is calling on the government to urgently review office attendance mandates and protect workers from rising living costs linked to the war in Iran.

PCS calls on government to scrap 60% office attendance mandate as global tensions drive up costs

PCS responds to the illegal bombing of Iran The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) condemns the bombing in Iran and warns of the severe consequences for civilians and regional stability.

PCS responds to the illegal bombing of Iran

Government names Capita preferred bidder for £700m civil service payroll contract Capita, which is currently failing to pay pensions to thousands of retired civil servants has been named the preferred bidder for a £700 million contract to run payroll services for more than 250,000 ...

Government names Capita preferred bidder for £700m civil service payroll contract

MOPAC staff to strike over real‑terms pay cuts PCS members at the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) will take three days of strike action on 24, 25 and 26 February in an escalating dispute over an imposed 2% pay award.

Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime staff to strike over below‑inflation pay

With unemployment rising, DWP staff ‘cannot deliver essential services on the cheap’ New unemployment figures published today show the number of people out of work has risen to 1,883,000 — an increase of 94,000 in the last three months and 331,000 over the past year.

Once again unemployment has risen, and DWP staff ‘cannot deliver essential services on the cheap’

PCS welcomes damning High Court decision on unlawful ban of Palestine Action PCS welcomes today’s High Court ruling that the Home Office acted unlawfully in proscribing Palestine Action under terrorism legislation. The Court’s judgement is a significant and damning rebuke of t...

PCS welcomes the High Court's decision on unlawful ban of Palestine Action

Members end industrial action campaign at Tate following improved offer Members at the Tate have endorsed an end to industrial action after an improved pay and conditions offer, bringing a hard-fought campaign to a close and suspending a second wave of strike action due t...

Members end industrial action campaign at Tate following improved offer

Capita fiasco: Cabinet Office to make some pension payments, while privatised provider continues to fall short The Cabinet Office is due to set out plans to make payments to those affected pensioners at risk of hardship, with further information expected from the Government within the next 24 hours.

Capita fiasco: Cabinet Office to make some pension payments

Retired civil servants left without pensions as Capita delays payments Thousands of retired civil servants are facing financial hardship and distress after pensions and lump sums failed to arrive on time under outsourced administrator Capita, the Public and Commercial Se...

Retired civil servants have been left without pensions as Capita delays payments

Prices keep rising while DWP pay continues to fall behind Today’s inflation figures show prices rising again, with it now at 3.4% from 3.2% last month, adding further pressure on working households across the country.

Prices keep rising while DWP pay continues to fall behind

PCS calls for pay rise for jobcentre workers as unemployment rises again Unemployment has risen by 103,000 over the past three months, while jobcentres remain understaffed due to low pay.

Unemployment has risen, while jobcentres remain understaffed due to low pay

50,000 DWP staff to ballot for strikes PCS members begin balloting on Monday 19 in a dispute over low pay and wage compression

Strike threat as three pay grades flatline to national minimum

Nearly 7,000 Met Police staff pause strike Met Police have made a new pay offer in the face of a Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) strike planned for tomorrow (Thursday 15) which would repeat the successful disruption seen in November...

Nearly 7,000 Met Police staff pause strike

London police to strike on two-tier pay 6,500 Met police staff and 130 Mayor’s Office staff will strike next week in disputes over two-tier pay.

Two-tier pay puts thousands of police on strike

London police strikes set for January Union members’ urge managers to meet fair demands in Met Police and MOPAC.

January police strikes in London

Parliament Grinch forces staff out into the cold Palace of Westminster security staff will strike again, on 31 December, threatening Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s New Year’s Eve bash.

Westminster security strike on NYE

British Library staff announce further strikes British Library’s crisis-plagued leadership to be hit by a new wave of strikes from Monday 8 to Friday 12 December 2025.

British Library: management in crisis

PCS policy launch: social security reform Parliamentary launch of solutions roadmap for a department in crisis.

DWP crisis to be addressed in Parliament

PCS gains union recognition with Capita PCS and Capita Pensions Solutions have signed an agreement confirming union recognition for the workers administering the Civil Service Pensions schemes for 1.7 million civil servants.

Union recognition for pensions workers at Capita

PCS response to Budget: more needed on poverty PCS welcomes the scrapping of the two-child limit but more must be done on cost-of-living crisis.

Budget: more needed to address poverty

DWP workers to vote on strikes in January 2026 Union members are angry about chronic low pay and wage compression in the department.

DWP to vote on strikes over chronic low pay and wage compression

Westminster security strike on Budget Day More than 300 union members working in the Parliamentary Security Department are taking strike action on 26 November.

Westminster security staff to strike on Budget Day

Border Force Maritime patrol workers prepare to strike More than 120 Border Force Maritime workers who patrol UK waters, including the English Channel, will take strike action tomorrow over frozen allowances and unresolved changes to terms and conditions.

More than 120 Border Force Maritime workers who patrol UK waters, including the English Channel, will take strike action tomorrow over frozen allowances and unresolved changes to terms and conditions.

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Unemployment figures show the need for investment in DWP Responding to the latest unemployment figures and the continued drive by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to close local service centres, the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) gener...

PCS has responded to the latest unemployment figures and the continued drive by the DWP to close local service centres, calling for greater investment in the department to help people back into work.

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PCS condemns newly proposed cuts to Department for Business and Trade The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has told staff it will slash frontline support for UK business exports, with serious risks of widespread redundancies and office closures in England and Sco...

The Department for Business and Trade has told staff it will slash frontline support for UK business exports, with serious risks of widespread redundancies and office closures in England and Scotland.

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