Border Force Seaforth

Shift patterns at Seaforth

Management have advised PCS of plans to change shift patterns at Seaforth due to the end of the Brexit transition period.

The branch were informed by Border Force management on Friday 20 November that due to the end of UK Transition arrangements on 1 January 2021 that there is now an urgent business need to align the West Coast Ports (WCP) shift patterns with the International Trade (IT) team patterns at Seaforth with any resulting change to rosters starting on 1 January.

Management should have informed al affected officers by email of the reasons for this and, given the short notice, the branch have escalated the issue to the PCS Home Office Group Executive Committee (GEC) who were due to meet this week for advice.

Management have stated they intend to arrange "drop-in sessions" via Skype for staff to air concerns and ask questions.

PCS members at Seaforth should contact the branch inbox with any issues that it has not been possible to resolve during the drop-in sessions. The branch will seek talks with management to explore options to resolve those issues.