Tag Archives: PAY

MEMBERS MEETING: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT – PROCESS OF CHANGE

Posted on by admin

HO/MB/009/21

Summary: Further to MB 7/21 and MB 43/20, PCS have been talking to Home Office regarding a new Performance management system. As we are now in the process of formal consultation, the GEC wanted to update members.

As we have previously reported in MB/43/20 and MB 7/21 the department had announced that they were intent on moving to a new performance management system.  They have now provided us with the outline for the new Performance management process and as such we would like to hear your views.

 

Under normal circumstances we would ask your branch reps to come out and engage with you on a face to face basis, but as we are working to a tight timescale to provide consultation feedback and, at the time of writing, remain in lockdown; the GEC propose to speak with members by virtual means in an online meeting. Continue reading →

Share on Facebook

SIGNIFICANT PCS CAMPAIGN VICTORY MAJOR CHANGE TO PDR SYSTEM

Posted on by admin
HO/MB/043/2020
Summary: For many years PCS has been campaigning for a significant change in the way our reporting system is operated. As a result of our campaigning that change is on its way.

 

Members will have been aware that for many years, PCS have been campaigning for a significant change to the PDR system operated in Home Office. In the first instance, we sought to remove the system of forced distribution, moderation and box marking quotas. This change came about in 2017, but, despite the change, PCS did not feel that this went far enough and sought to remove the system of year-end and mid-year box marking.

 

PCS felt that the star rating system was one that created an adversarial environment, hindering honest conversations, where managers felt obliged to fill quotas.  Likewise, we felt that the half year and end of year report process was a significant drain on resources and was essentially an arbitrary construct.  Ultimately, assigning a nominal star rating in October and March did nothing to aid continual development of our members throughout the year and their careers. Continue reading →

Share on Facebook

Pay 2018 – Imposition

Posted on by admin

 

HO/MB/047/18

Summary: Department respond to PCS over Pay 2018 and signal intention to impose offer in October pay.

Background

Following the completion of negotiations over pay in August this year, PCS were presented with a final offer on 30 August.  We have engaged in a month of member engagement over this offer and we responded to the department on 28 September.

 

Our Response

Our feedback from members was overwhelmingly that the offer was nowhere near what we had set out to achieve, given our original demands of £1,200 or 5% for all members.  The final offer can be summarised as 1.5%, made up of varying degrees of consolidated and non-consolidated amounts.

Continue reading →

Share on Facebook