Just a brief update regarding the legal challenge against the employer’s decision to not pay members Workforce Management Redeployment Package travelling time (or TOIL), or additional family costs due to the closure of the majority of the DWP Norcross site, despite members being asked to/ having to travel beyond their reasonable daily travelling time.
On Wednesday 18th December 2013 an Employment Tribunal Preliminary Hearing took place on behalf of a number of PCS members who had come forward for the legal challenge (who had provided the relevant information and lodged claims with the employer for WMRP).
The ET is now scheduled for 10 days in November 2014 and covers the unlawful deductions from wages and also Equality Issues (Disability, Gender Discrimination etc). At present work is ongoing about further and better details.
If anyone wants any further details or wants to join the challenge then please contact the Branch Office.
