Feb 21 2012

New pay and pension calculator – how much is the government taking from you?

Category: National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 1:43 pm

Use the new PCS pay and pension calculator to see how much more the government wants you to pay while working longer to receive less. Continue reading “New pay and pension calculator – how much is the government taking from you?”


Feb 17 2012

Pensions latest

Category: Industrial action,National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 11:13 am

PCS members are being balloted from 24 February to 16 March to a) ask to support the national executive council’s rejection of the latest government offer on pensions and b) ask for support for a programme of action including joint strike action with oher public sector unions on 28 March.  Continue reading “Pensions latest”


Jan 17 2012

PCS calls for unity to win fair pensions

Category: Industrial action,National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 11:24 am

The PCS national executive commitee met on 10-12 January and unanimously rejected the government’s offer of a new pension scheme for civil servants. Continue reading “PCS calls for unity to win fair pensions”


Dec 21 2011

Pensions update – PCS refuses to pay more and work longer for less

Category: National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 12:01 am

An explanation of the government’s latest pensions offer and why PCS has rejected the offer is on the PCS website with links to all relevant documents Continue reading “Pensions update – PCS refuses to pay more and work longer for less”


Nov 29 2011

Chancellor announces public sector pay cap

Category: National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 5:03 pm

Chancellor George Osborne has announced public sector pay rises are to be capped at 1% for two years, in his update on the state of the economy. Continue reading “Chancellor announces public sector pay cap”


Nov 29 2011

Five reasons public service workers are right to strike

Category: Industrial action,National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 12:55 pm

Supportive article on the pensions dispute  in the Guardian


Nov 28 2011

Pensions how much will you lose?

Category: National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 9:04 am

Departmental/Civil Service management has issued a pensions calculator. This omits the substantially increased contributions staff will have to make and the disastrous effect of switching the inflation calculation for uprating pensions from RPI to CPI, a move which will substantially decrease the value of all pensions over a number of years. The claim that it is the Government’s objective that staff within 10 years of pension age will not be affected is highly misleading.  We recommend that you use the PCS pensions calculator instead.  Please note that this has been updated to take account of the changes recently offered by Ministers. 
http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/campaigns/pensions/pensionscalculator.cfm


Nov 22 2011

Pension-slashing minister Francis Maude could pick up £731k retirement pot

Category: National News,NewsGraham Noad @ 12:53 pm

Interesting article in the Daily Mirror about ministers’ pensions which are not being cut


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