Application form - DWP Group Women 's seminar 09 - closing date for applications is noon 29.01.09

Application Form


DWP GROUP WOMEN’S MEMBERS SEMINAR 2009

23 February 2009
London
Date of course Venue

You should apply immediately to your line manager for special leave with pay.

Miss/ Mrs/ Ms (please delete as applicable)

Surname: .....................................................Forename: ...............................................................……….

Age: ....................Membership No: ..............................Group:(eg jc+) .............................................….

Address for mailing: .....................................................................................................................……….

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Daytime telephone no: ............................................. Email: ……………………………………………..

Branch name: ..........................................................

Have you attended a Women’s seminar before: Yes 0 No 0

I would like to attend this seminar because:
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Are you a representative for PCS Yes 0 No 0

Special requirements (access, etc) ……………………………………………………………………………...
Conditions about which the organiser should be aware - eg disability (please specify):
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Ethnic monitoring
The union is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities. To this end we are conducting a voluntary survey of all participants in our education programme.

Black African 0 Black Caribbean 0 Irish 0 UK/European 0 Asian 0

Chinese 0 Other 0 please specify: ..................................................


Signature of applicant: ........................................................ Date: …………………………….

Return to Yvonne Washbourne, Equality Officer, PCS, Ground Floor, 34 Lisbon Street, Leeds LS1 4LX. Tel: 0121 766 4396 or 0113 200 5300 or Fax to 0113 200 5301. By no later than 12 Noon Thursday 29 January 2009,

DWP WOMEN'S SEMINAR 2009

DWP WOMEN’S SEMINAR 2009
ORGANISING FOR WOMEN
23 February 2009
London

The DWP Group of PCS has arranged a women’s seminar to take place on Monday 23 February 2009 for women in the London, South East and Eastern regions to be held in London at:

PCS HQ
160 Falcon Road
London
SW11 2LN

All women members based in London, South East or Eastern regions who work in the DWP are eligible to attend.

Special leave applications should be applied under The ER Framework paragraph 3.40 under the sub heading Time Off for Training. Expenses will be met by PCS.

The theme of the seminar is “Organising for Women” and sessions will include:

Organising
Changing policy
Charter for Women
Confidence building



Aims
The seminar provides an opportunity for discussion and debate amongst women members. Members are encouraged to become more involved in PCS and the views of the seminar help to shape DWP Group Policy

Applications
Applications to take part in the seminar should be made on the attached form and returned by noon on 29 January 2009 to:

Yvonne Washbourne
DWP Group Equality Officer
PCS, Ground Floor
34 Lisbon Street
Leeds, LS1 4LX

Applications are welcome from women members who are black minority ethnic, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, disabled or women members from the London, South East or Eastern regions only.

For further information ring: Yvonne Washbourne on 0121 766 4396.

Yvonne Washbourne
DWP Group Equality Officer

Notification of Branch Annual General Meeting for East London Branch

Happy New Year to you all and welcome back to those of you that were on leave.

Dear Colleagues

I am writing to notify you of the branch Annual General Meeting.

The meeting will take place on:

Thursday 26th February

at the Davenant Centre,
179-181, Whitechapel Rd., London E1 1DN

Guest Speaker – John McDonnell MP - invited

from 2:30 to 4:00
1 and ½ hours flexi credit plus reasonable traveling time have been agreed. You are also entitled to a lunch break.

Nominations are sought for the following positions:

Branch
· Branch secretary
· Branch chair
· Branch assistant secretary
· Branch vice chair
· Branch Organiser
· Branch treasurer
· Branch equalities officer
· Branch health and safety officer
· Branch young members officer (must be aged 27 or below)
· Branch Union Learning Rep
· Branch auditors (these must not be Branch Executive Committee members) (2)
· Delegate to the London Regional Committee
· Delegates to Conference (4)
· Trainee delegate

DWP Group
· President
· Vice Presidents (5)
· Assistant Secretaries (7)
· Treasurer
· Organiser
· Group Journal Editor
· Group Executive Committee (21)
· Standing Orders Committee (1)
· Scrutineers (4)
· Womens committee (14)
· Black members committee (7)
· Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender committee (10)
· Equality committee (14)
· Editorial committee (3)
· Young members committee (14)

National
· President
· Deputy and Vice Presidents (4)
· National Executive Committee members (30)
· National Appeals committee (9)
· National standing orders committee (4)
· Editorial Board (5)
· Trades Union Congress (TUC) delegation (14, target 8 women)
· Women’s TUC delegation (8, all must be women)
· Youth TUC delegation (3, target 2 women)
· Scottish TUC (STUC) delegation (9, target 4 women)
· Women’s STUC delegation (5, all must be women)
· Youth STUC delegation (3, target 1 woman)
· Welsh TUC delegation (6, target 2 women)
· Women’s Welsh TUC delegation (2 both must be women)

. Deputy General Secretay
. Assistant General Secretary

Motions for the branch, DWP Group Conference and National Conference are invited. If you have an issue you think the Union should be doing something about, anything from strike pay to social housing, please submit a motion. If you want help with drafting a motion speak to your local rep. Any motions and/or nominations must be received by Charlie McDonald, Hackney BDC by 10:00 Friday 13th February. E-mails are acceptable.

If you would like to attend the meeting please speak to your line manager immediately, or you could use the tear-off below.

Yours fraternally



Charlie McDonald
Branch secretary
020 8533 8718


To: ………………………………………………………………………..………………………(Line manager)

From: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

I would like to attend the PCS DWP East London branch annual general meeting which will be held on the afternoon of Thursday 26 February at 2:30 at the Davenant centre, Whitechapel Rd. I understand that one and a half hours flexi credit plus reasonable traveling time is available. Please confirm in writing that this is authorised.