Articles tagged with: Fran Heathcote
FCDO contractors vote to continue strike action over 'poverty pay'
15 Jan HR
FCDO contractors vote to continue strike action over 'poverty pay'
PCS says G4S security staff "are no longer prepared to be treated like second class citizens in government buildings"
Borrowing cost hikes raise spectre of new public spending cuts
10 Jan Economy
Borrowing cost hikes raise spectre of new public spending cuts
IFS warns pressures are putting chancellor Rachel Reeves's "razor-thin" budget balance at risk
PCS 'extremely concerned' by DWP Caxton House closure plan
08 Jan HR
PCS 'extremely concerned' by DWP Caxton House closure plan
Union boss raises concerns that staff may be “squeezed into inadequate office space”
'I hope 2025 can be a year of positive change for public services': PCS's New Year message to the government
01 Jan Civil Service Reform
'I hope 2025 can be a year of positive change for public services': PCS's New Year message to the government
PCS union president Fran Heathcote urges ministers to give the civil service the resources it needs and make good on their insourcing pledge to
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
06 Dec 2024 Civil Service Reform
Unions slam Starmer’s ‘tepid bath of managed decline’ civil service attack
“I don't think the PM understands how damaging his words have been," warns FDA boss
DBS staff fix strike dates in customer-contact dispute
27 Nov 2024 Commercial
DBS staff fix strike dates in customer-contact dispute
Officials will stage two-day walkout as part of wider industrial action in run-up to Christmas
Check-off victory in Supreme Court is a warning to this and future governments
27 Nov 2024 HR
Check-off victory in Supreme Court is a warning to this and future governments
Let's hope the ruling closes the door on a period of poor industrial relations in the civil service
'Disgust and outrage' as huge MoD headcount reduction plan is announced to MPs before staff
22 Nov 2024 Security & Defence
'Disgust and outrage' as huge MoD headcount reduction plan is announced to MPs before staff
Unions demand urgent meeting with perm sec and defence secretary over 5,000-plus headcount reduction trailed at select committee
'I've never been so tired': Eight in ten striking Border Force officials suffering workplace stress
30 Aug 2024 HR
'I've never been so tired': Eight in ten striking Border Force officials suffering workplace stress
Home Office pledges to keep open dialogue with the PCS union as long-running Heathrow dispute continues
PCS conference votes for new strike strategy, including demand for 100,000 more civil service jobs
22 May 2024 Civil Service Reform
PCS conference votes for new strike strategy, including demand for 100,000 more civil service jobs
Union delegates at conference ignore warnings that pivot to new approach could bring pay dispute “back to square one”
ONS officials balloted for strike action over 40% in-office mandate
15 Mar 2024 HR
ONS officials balloted for strike action over 40% in-office mandate
PCS says the hybrid working directive has caused anger among staff
Pay talks, hybrid working and strikes: PCS’s new general secretary Fran Heathcote sets out her stall Exclusive
01 Feb 2024 Civil Service Reform
Pay talks, hybrid working and strikes: PCS’s new general secretary Fran Heathcote sets out her stall
The union’s first ever female chief discusses following in the footsteps of Mark Serwotka, her immediate priorities, and why strikes could soon be back on the agenda
Civil service’s biggest union names first female general secretary
15 Dec 2023 HR
Civil service’s biggest union names first female general secretary
Fran Heathcote will take over from Mark Serwotka at the helm of PCS from February