Right to Request Part-Time Working
Branches across the North West have received reports of members with caring responsibilities who have had requests for changes to their working patterns refused for ‘business reasons’. Your NW Regional Committee does not consider that an employer the size of DWP can reasonably refuse such requests.
PCS advises members who are considering making such requests, or who have had such requests refused to contact their local TU representative for advice.
Making DWP more representative in the North West
In our last newsletter we reported that anecdotal evidence suggested that DWP are failing to monitor the fairness or otherwise of their workforce management policies. They are failing to obtain equality data following recruitment, promotion and other vacancy-filling exercises, let alone analyse the data in order to make recommendations for improvements. The issue has now been raised with Jobcentre Plus regional managers who have confirmed that they do not use this data in the North West. This is unacceptable and PCS will continue to pursue this issue.
Regional Equality Networks
PCS has established a number of equality networks in the North West for members from under-represented groups within the union. Membership of the network groups is open to all qualifying members In the North West there are currently networks for black members, disabled members, LGBT members and young members.
These networks hold regular training events, usually on a quarterly basis. If you are interested in joining one of these networks please contact your local branch equality officer
Forthcoming Equality Events:
• North West Black Members Network: Liverpool, 12th November 2009
• PCS PROUD annual seminar: Glasgow, 20th November 2009
Branches across the North West have received reports of members with caring responsibilities who have had requests for changes to their working patterns refused for ‘business reasons’. Your NW Regional Committee does not consider that an employer the size of DWP can reasonably refuse such requests.
PCS advises members who are considering making such requests, or who have had such requests refused to contact their local TU representative for advice.
Making DWP more representative in the North West
In our last newsletter we reported that anecdotal evidence suggested that DWP are failing to monitor the fairness or otherwise of their workforce management policies. They are failing to obtain equality data following recruitment, promotion and other vacancy-filling exercises, let alone analyse the data in order to make recommendations for improvements. The issue has now been raised with Jobcentre Plus regional managers who have confirmed that they do not use this data in the North West. This is unacceptable and PCS will continue to pursue this issue.
Regional Equality Networks
PCS has established a number of equality networks in the North West for members from under-represented groups within the union. Membership of the network groups is open to all qualifying members In the North West there are currently networks for black members, disabled members, LGBT members and young members.
These networks hold regular training events, usually on a quarterly basis. If you are interested in joining one of these networks please contact your local branch equality officer
Forthcoming Equality Events:
• North West Black Members Network: Liverpool, 12th November 2009
• PCS PROUD annual seminar: Glasgow, 20th November 2009
