Staff at Civil Service Pension Scheme administrator MyCSP have announced a further six weeks of strike action ahead of their transfer to outsourcing giant Capita.
The staff, who are members of the PCS union, will walk out from 29 September to 7 November.
The dispute is over MyCSP management’s refusal to allow PCS to represent employees ahead of their planned TUPE transfer to Capita in December.
Union members have now staged 10 weeks of strike action over the last few months, which PCS said has caused “significant disruption to MyCSP operations" and led to "a growing backlog of cases”.
Fran Heathcote, PCS's general secretary, said: “Our members are taking sustained action because they believe in the fundamental right to representation.
“They deserve to have a voice in discussions and decisions that directly affect their jobs, their working conditions, and their futures. PCS will continue to stand with them until that right is recognised.”
Last week, the union said it had "grave concerns” about the looming change of administration for the Civil Service Pension Scheme – and in particular the readiness of new provider Capita.
The union called on the Cabinet Office, which has overall responsibility for the pension scheme, to bring its administration back in-house rather than proceed with the currently planned transfer of administration from MyCSP to Capita.
Equiniti, which owns 75% of MyCSP, declined to comment.