Public and Commercial Services Union

PCS will always try to assist members.

Even where a member has contributed fully to the circumstances they are in, a PCS representative can play an important role in ensuring that the disciplinary action that is taken against that member is appropriate to the case and not inconsistent with other cases.

Sometimes, after pursuing a case through the available procedures it may be that your representative feels that the case has reached the end of the line and no further progress can be made.

Your representative will usually take advice on this.

There are some circumstances where PCS cannot help:

• If winning your case could adversely affect others terms and conditions then PCS may advise you that they cannot continue to support it. This is highly unusual and only happens where a success in your circumstances would undermine others or agreements that have been fought for.
• If PCS has taken legal advice that suggests the case is not likely to succeed at a Tribunal. In such a case your representative or the Legal and Personal Case Department may take a view that it is not practical to continue.
• If you refuse to take the advice of representatives on how to pursue a case then your representative or the Legal & Personal Case Department may take a view that we cannot continue to represent you in that case.

You are always free to choose what action is taken but where this is thought to be inappropriate, your representative may take the view that he or she can no longer help.