Thursday 27 February 2014
Leicester BC Meeting
I attended the all staff meeting this morning & was very interested in hearing what Heather had to say.
All the key messages are what I wanted to hear.
The messages were (please correct me if I am wrong)-
1) The CMG centre may have a longer future than originally mooted
2) The 1-2-1 meetings were for information gathering only and there is no necessity to sign anything. PCS advice is to be open and honest in these meetings but not to sign anything. If you want to volunteer for extra hours or change your contract then raise this in the meeting.
3) That where you could not attend training on a full time basis this would not be forced on you
4) That issues about prayer rooms, washing facilities, movement of staff, car parking etc. had been raised but there were no answers yet.
PCS will continue to push for answers favourable for our members at the current Benefit Centre and the current Pension Centre. We have a joint meeting with our sister branch and CMG management arranged for 12 March.
We will update you with any outcomes.
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All the key messages are what I wanted to hear.
The messages were (please correct me if I am wrong)-
1) The CMG centre may have a longer future than originally mooted
2) The 1-2-1 meetings were for information gathering only and there is no necessity to sign anything. PCS advice is to be open and honest in these meetings but not to sign anything. If you want to volunteer for extra hours or change your contract then raise this in the meeting.
3) That where you could not attend training on a full time basis this would not be forced on you
4) That issues about prayer rooms, washing facilities, movement of staff, car parking etc. had been raised but there were no answers yet.
PCS will continue to push for answers favourable for our members at the current Benefit Centre and the current Pension Centre. We have a joint meeting with our sister branch and CMG management arranged for 12 March.
We will update you with any outcomes.
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Wednesday 26 February 2014
Branch AGM
We've just finished the AGM. I thought it was a very successful meeting with a respectable turnout & some excellent contributions from the floor. We have now adjourned to the demonstration against city council cuts in Town Hall Square.
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Monday 24 February 2014
Leics & Northants WSD District ER Informal
PCS from the Leicestershire General Branch & the Northamptonshire Branch met with district management last Thursday.
We discussed a number of issues affecting members. The major topics are listed below.
Staffing is likely to reduce, but we don't have our allocation yet. We are in a better position than many districts as we are likely to be very close to our 2013/14 allocation at the end of March. There is some more work coming because of the Youth Contract etc. and Jobcentres may get busier because of MFA, day one conditionality, etc. It is essential that these are explained properly to claimants to avoid conflict.
The postcode areas for Leicester offices will change to more evenly spread the areas of highest deprivation amongst the sites.
We discussed estates including co-locating, closure of Eldon St. We are keen to retain a screened area in the city & so are management.
We discussed the attendance management pack. We had a frank exchange of views but did not come to an agreement.
We discussed the grading of the CSM role. There are no plans to change this in the short term but the job role may change when digital Jobcentres are rolled out. It will be risk assessed.
If you want more detail or want to make the negotiating team aware of issues in your site or area of work please contact a rep.
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We discussed a number of issues affecting members. The major topics are listed below.
Staffing is likely to reduce, but we don't have our allocation yet. We are in a better position than many districts as we are likely to be very close to our 2013/14 allocation at the end of March. There is some more work coming because of the Youth Contract etc. and Jobcentres may get busier because of MFA, day one conditionality, etc. It is essential that these are explained properly to claimants to avoid conflict.
The postcode areas for Leicester offices will change to more evenly spread the areas of highest deprivation amongst the sites.
We discussed estates including co-locating, closure of Eldon St. We are keen to retain a screened area in the city & so are management.
We discussed the attendance management pack. We had a frank exchange of views but did not come to an agreement.
We discussed the grading of the CSM role. There are no plans to change this in the short term but the job role may change when digital Jobcentres are rolled out. It will be risk assessed.
If you want more detail or want to make the negotiating team aware of issues in your site or area of work please contact a rep.
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CMG Latest
Things are moving really quickly at the moment with plans being drawn up for training and knocking floors 3 & 4 about. The branch is trying to get some more detail on these and other issues. We are trying to set up a meeting with CMG management and the Leicester Pensions Branch ASAP to smooth the transition. If you have any particular concerns please contact a rep.
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