PCS from the Leicestershire General Branch & the Northamptonshire Branch met with district management last Thursday.
We discussed a number of issues affecting members. The major topics are listed below.
Staffing is likely to reduce, but we don't have our allocation yet. We are in a better position than many districts as we are likely to be very close to our 2013/14 allocation at the end of March. There is some more work coming because of the Youth Contract etc. and Jobcentres may get busier because of MFA, day one conditionality, etc. It is essential that these are explained properly to claimants to avoid conflict.
The postcode areas for Leicester offices will change to more evenly spread the areas of highest deprivation amongst the sites.
We discussed estates including co-locating, closure of Eldon St. We are keen to retain a screened area in the city & so are management.
We discussed the attendance management pack. We had a frank exchange of views but did not come to an agreement.
We discussed the grading of the CSM role. There are no plans to change this in the short term but the job role may change when digital Jobcentres are rolled out. It will be risk assessed.
If you want more detail or want to make the negotiating team aware of issues in your site or area of work please contact a rep.
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