SSCL PCS members vote YES to 2.3% pay increase

Shared Services Connect Limited (SSCL) PCS members have voted by 150 to 9 in favour of accepting the 2.3% consolidated pay increase offer from SSCL. The increase will be paid at the end of October and backdated to 1 July 2014. Thank you to all of the members who voted.

 

Further talks will be held between SSCL and PCS later in the year about a bonus to be paid in early 2015.

 

PCS met SSCL management on Thursday 2 October as a part of our regular negotiations on pay, jobs and conditions of service. A brief report of the meeting is set our below.

 

Management gave PCS an update on the figures for Voluntary Exits, Voluntary Redundancies and Staff redeployed back into the Civil Service.

 

At the closing sites the numbers facing potential compulsory redundancy remains very high at over 170 with the biggest numbers at Sheffield and Cardiff. PCS are continuing to raise this with DWP management.

 

PCS raised concerns about a general lack of information around transformation. SSCL are still in talks about their bid for Ministry of Justice shared services. The outcome would be likely to affect transformation. SSCL agreed to provide PCS with a full report at the next meeting.

 

Management gave notice of their intention to consult PCS at the next meeting about flexi. If you have any comments or queries about flexi policy please let us know.

 

The next PCS national meeting with SSCL is on 6 November. If you have any queries please pass them to your local PCS rep or email to stevec@pcs.org.uk

 

Steve Cawkwell (PCS Negotiations Officer)

Jack Papasava (PCS Negotiations Officer)

Marion Lloyd  (PCS NEC Member)