The PCS HMRC Leeds Branch serves HMRC sites across Leeds: the regional centre at 7/8 Wellington Place, Castle House, Munroe Court and Peter Bennett House. We have over 1000 members at present. Our branch has many functions, including but not limited to:

  • Representing and campaigning for our members
  • Arranging branch meeting
  • Electing delegates
  • Recruiting, electing, and training reps
  • Branch funding

Your branch helps and represents you by electing local workplace representatives (often simply called ‘union reps’) to negotiate with managers regarding workplace issues. These issues are often of an individual nature: for example you may want representation in a meeting with a manager, or get help with a disciplinary or grievance you are undergoing. Your union reps also work together to represent you on collective issues that affect larger groups of people, like pay and health and safety.

Your branch also has a Branch Executive Committee (BEC), a made up of specific ‘branch officer’ roles (like Health and Safety Rep, Women’s Officer, or Training to give a few examples) and ordinary union reps. It takes up local problems that cannot be resolved by your union reps, and helps organise union campaigns and activities in the branch.

Each year—usually around January—office meetings are organised to nominate individuals for these posts, these roles are then secured by vote in our Annual General Meeting in February.  Minutes of both meetings are noted and distributed to members’ personal e-mail addresses shortly after they have taken place. 

We encourage anybody who is not already a member to join, as this offers the best chance of your concerns being addressed by management. If you wish to become more involved with the union, please contact any rep to discuss.  We often have vacancies and always appreciate further support. You can find your current union reps and branch officers here.