Tens of thousands of HMRC workers went on strike this week in an ongoing dispute over job cuts, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of HMRC workers went on strike this week in an ongoing dispute over job cuts, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced on Tuesday. The walkouts, which affected HMRC offices on 30 July and will continue until Friday 1 August, are timed to coincide with the deadline for tax credit renewals and a key date for self-assessment payments.
This follows a week of rolling strikes in HMRC in June as the union stepped up its efforts to halt the cuts and persuade senior officials to agree a robust case to government for a fully resourced department. Central to the dispute is also the imposition of a discredited and widely unpopular performance management system that places an arbitrary 10% of staff each year at risk of disciplinary procedures and redundancy.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: ‘HMRC plays an essential role in our economy and our society, collecting the taxes that fund the other public services we all rely on. But it is being systematically undermined by unnecessary and politically motivated cuts. These strikes demonstrate we are serious about stopping these damaging cuts and making a positive case for proper investment in this crucial department.’
Financial secretary to the Treasury David Gauke tweeted: ‘PCS’s HMRC strike this week aims to stop people renewing their tax credit claims by phone. Renew online instead.’
Tens of thousands of HMRC workers went on strike this week in an ongoing dispute over job cuts, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of HMRC workers went on strike this week in an ongoing dispute over job cuts, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced on Tuesday. The walkouts, which affected HMRC offices on 30 July and will continue until Friday 1 August, are timed to coincide with the deadline for tax credit renewals and a key date for self-assessment payments.
This follows a week of rolling strikes in HMRC in June as the union stepped up its efforts to halt the cuts and persuade senior officials to agree a robust case to government for a fully resourced department. Central to the dispute is also the imposition of a discredited and widely unpopular performance management system that places an arbitrary 10% of staff each year at risk of disciplinary procedures and redundancy.
PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka said: ‘HMRC plays an essential role in our economy and our society, collecting the taxes that fund the other public services we all rely on. But it is being systematically undermined by unnecessary and politically motivated cuts. These strikes demonstrate we are serious about stopping these damaging cuts and making a positive case for proper investment in this crucial department.’
Financial secretary to the Treasury David Gauke tweeted: ‘PCS’s HMRC strike this week aims to stop people renewing their tax credit claims by phone. Renew online instead.’
