ROYAL MAIL PERSONAL ACCIDENT BENEFIT SCHEME
This is to inform you that CWU Headquarters has been notified that Royal Mail have made significant changes to the Personal Accident Benefit Scheme. It has now been renamed as Personal Injury Compensation Scheme and the new terms and conditions greatly reduce the benefits available to our members.
I must make it clear that no discussions, or negotiations, have taken place with Royal Mail either with the Legal Services Department or the Postal Department regarding these changes.
I am currently in the process of arranging meetings with Royal Mail in order to clarify the situation.
Royal Mail have indicated that the new terms and conditions will be applicable from the 1st April 2017 and as a consequence we will put on hold all claims under the Scheme until the situation is clarified.
Further information will be provided in due course.
If you have any queries regarding the above, please contact Tony Rupa, Head of Legal Services, Communication Workers Union, 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1RX. Telephone 0208 971 7444 or via email trupa@cwu.org
Yours sincerely
Tony Rupa
Head of Legal Services
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LTB 253/17 – ROYAL MAIL PERSONAL ACCIDENT BENEFIT SCHEME
RM & CWU JOINT STATEMENT – COVERING THE PHASE ONE USE/STUDY OF PDA OUTDOOR ACTUALS
RM & CWU JOINT STATEMENT – COVERING THE PHASE ONE USE/STUDY OF PDA OUTDOOR ACTUALS
Dear Colleague,
Branches and Representatives will be aware as part of the Agenda for Growth Agreement, the 20 Delivery Units visited as part of the National Delivery Review were party to the Joint Statement covering the use of PDAs (Service View) contained within LTB 296/14.
As a result of the use of Service view within the PDAs further discussions took place between both RM & CWU on how the information would be used in the future, and as a result the company decided in order to use the technology they needed to further invest in new PDAs as well as the software functionality that supports the data usage.
Now that this has been completed there is an opportunity to gather more data from these devices in order to more accurately predict time of delivery for customers. Current research using existing GPS data, has shown that Royal Mail need to gather more GPS position data in between existing door step track events, to improve predicted time of delivery. Customers have high expectations for reliability and accuracy given the current service offerings already available in the market place by other competitors.
From a CWU frontline member perspective, outdoor data capture will help Royal Mail to understand actual workloads and provide a platform, in order to ensure that all outdoor activity is planned more efficiently and balanced to provide a fair and manageable workload. This is a key area of concern that has been expressed by the Union to Royal Mail and also by our members through various engagement channels that have taken place.
Both parties fully commit to further joint national discussions regarding this element in terms of how this can be applied and how it is taken forward, whilst also taking into account the future national agreement and deployment of final mile optimisation and geo route replacement. Other areas of software development that are being considered alongside this initiative, including updating the PDA software to enable delivery OPG’s to record when items are delivered to a neighbour, moving the walk log to an electronic equivalent to help delivery staff to identify and potentially record hazards on their delivery, and also examining how an electronic manifest for the PDA can be built in order to help delivery staff prepare and complete parcel delivery and how these initiatives will be applied.
As a result of the above we have agreed the attached Joint Statement which is split into two phases.
Phase one will start from week commencing 15th May 2017 and will be limited to a small number of delivery / collection units (Annex One). The units listed at Annex one have been selected to provide a good cross section of the collection and delivery environments including, delivery type and method, building density, geographical spread and landscape.
During phase one, the minimum number of devices that will gather additional GPS route data at any one time is circa 600 routes. This means that only a subsection of the units listed at annex one will be gathering GPS data on any given day.
It is expected that data reports will be available showing:
• Start and end time of outdoor activity
• Location and mapping showing route taken, overlaid with all event transactions i.e. collection and delivery event scans.
• Identify the correct use of delivery equipment and compliance with methods
• Identify first time delivery success rate and variability
• Identify consistency of route taken versus planned route
• Identify whether meal reliefs have been taken correctly
• End of shift reporting/data
The exact composition of the reports will be developed between both parties based on the learning/outputs obtained.
We have also agreed to promote openness and transparency about the fact that this data is available from the PDA devices, all Royal Mail employees in the phase 1 units will receive a standard WTLL briefing on this subject from their manager, with the support of the local CWU rep about PDA Outdoor Actuals data gathering, before the software update goes live in their unit.
It is also important to note that we have agreed that the information/data is not about catching people out or using the technology in an inappropriate way, for conduct or capability purposes, it is about improving Royal Mail’s performance and the service provided to customers.
As part of the review into the data from phase one, talks will continue regarding how phase two – full National deployment to all Royal Mail Collection and Delivery units will take place and the timescales for expected completion, along with resolving any issues experienced and raised during phase one.
The review will also discuss, establish and jointly agree who will be able to access the data gathered and how this data will be used following the completion of this first phase and subsequent national rollout.
Whilst it could be understood that Branches and Representatives may have concerns regarding the use of this technology, it is important we use this opportunity to influence what the device can do going forward, along with the data it generates and to also ensure the necessary safeguards and protections are put in place before any national deployment.
Any queries to the content of the above please contact the Outdoor Department reference 530
Yours Sincerely,
Mark Baulch
CWU Assistant Secretary Elect
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Election of CWU Nominee for election to the Labour Party NEC – 2017
Election of CWU Nominee for election to the Labour Party NEC – 2017
Please find below the timetable for the 2017 election of the CWU nominee for election to the Labour Party NEC:
Nominations open:
4 May 2017
Nominations close:
18 May 2017 (14:00)
Despatch ballot papers:
25 May 2017
Ballot closes:
8 June 2017 (14:00)
Accordingly please find attached the election regulations, nomination form and candidates consent and biographical detail form.
Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237, or email address sdgs@cwu.org.
Yours sincerely,
TONY KEARNS
SENIOR DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
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LTB 250/17 – Election of CWU Nominee for Election to the Labour Party NEC 2017
Labour Party NEC Regulations 2017
Labour Party NEC Nomination Form 2017
Labour Party NEC Candidate Consent & Biographical Details Form
Election of National Delegations 2017
Election of National Delegations 2017
Labour Party Conference – 2017
TUC Conference – 2017
The NEC has agreed the 2017 election arrangements for the National delegations listed above. Accordingly please find attached the election regulations, nomination forms and candidates consent and biographical detail forms for these elections.
Labour Party Conference – 2017
Additionally would branches please ensure that all candidates for the Labour Party delegation complete sections B, C, D, E, G and J of the attached Labour Party Annual Conference delegate application form, and attach this to the candidate consent form which must be returned to CWU HQ by the closing date for CWU Nominations.
The details of the Conferences are as follows:
Labour Party Conference – 24-27 September 2017, Brighton
TUC Conference – 10-13 September 2017, Brighton
The Timetable for the elections is:
Nominations open:
4 May 2017
Nominations close:
18 May 2017 (14:00)
Despatch ballot papers:
25 May 2017
Ballot closes:
8 June 2017 (14:00)
Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237, or email address sdgs@cwu.org.
Yours sincerely,
TONY KEARNS
SENIOR DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
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LTB 249/17 – Election of National Delegations to Labour Party & TUC Conferences 2017
Labour Party & TUC Regulations 2017
Labour Party Nomination Forms 2017
Labour Party Affiliate Deligate Application Form
Election of National Representative Positions – 2017
Election of National Representative Positions – 2017
Postal Standing Orders Committee
Telecoms & Financial Services Standing Orders Committee
The NEC has agreed the election arrangements for the National positions listed above. Accordingly please find attached the regulations and nomination forms.
The Timetable is as follows:
Nominations open 3 May 2017
Nominations close 17 May 2017 (14:00)
Despatch ballot papers 23 May 2017
Ballot closes 6 June 2017 (14:00)
Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237, or email address sdgs@cwu.org.
Yours sincerely,
TONY KEARNS
SENIOR DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
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LTB 248/17 – Election of National Representative Positions – Postal & TFS Standing Orders Committees 2017
Annual Conference 2017 – Decisions
Annual Conference 2017 – Decisions
Please find attached copies of the decisions taken during Annual Conference.
Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Chris Tapper or sent to ctapper@cwu.org
Yours sincerely
Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary
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Decisions – General Conference – Sunday 23.04.17
Decisions – General Conference – Monday 24.04.17
Decisions – Postal Conference – Tuesday 25.04.17
Decisions – TFS Conference – Tuesday 25.04.17
Decision – Postal Conference – Wednesday 26.04.17
Decision – TFS Conference – Wednesday 26.04.17
BAME Officers – One Day Event
BAME Officers – One Day Event
I am pleased to confirm that a one day event has again been organised for BAME Officers.
This is a course for those who did not attend the one day BAME Officers event last time and have attended BAME leadership courses over the last year.
Details for the event are as follows:
Date: 27th June 2017
Venue: CWU HQ, Conference Rooms 2&3
Time: 10.30 am – 3.30 pm
It will be an opportunity to meet members of the Race Advisory Committee and to gain some valuable guidance to maximise work around this role. Equally as important, some exercises will be set up to allow a two-way process, so that we can establish how our BAME Officers see the role working.
Those who are interested in attending will need to request expenses etc from their Branch.
Please RSVP with the names of BAME Officers attending to equalopportunities@cwu.org
Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be referred to the Equal Opportunities Department.
Yours sincerely
Linda Roy
Assistant Secretary
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LTB 228/17 – BAME Officers – One Day Event
JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL LETTERS AND NETWORK AND THE CWU ON DRIVER CAREER PATH NEXT STEPS AND TRAINING SELECTION PRINCIPLES (2017)
JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL LETTERS AND NETWORK AND THE CWU ON DRIVER CAREER PATH NEXT STEPS AND TRAINING SELECTION PRINCIPLES (2017)
Dear Colleagues
Branches will be aware that discussions with Royal Mail Logistics on the concept of a Driver Career Path were launched as part of the Agenda for Growth and Programme of Works process and that the department had previously concluded Joint Statements with the business in relation to progressing this initiative (LTB’s 561/14 and 355/15 refer).
The project aim was to ensure that the business had a supply of LGV Drivers to meet both existing vacancies and seasonal demand, via the utilisation of internal training programmes that would enable our members to progress to the Professional Driver Grades.
Further to previous activity, discussions have been taking place via the Joint Working Group (JWG) with the business in relation to Driver Career Path activity for 2017.
The department has continued to stress to the business the importance of maintaining the original premise of Career Path and ensuring that the purpose of training is not merely to fill vacancies but also to create a pool of trained licence holders, who are available to meet resourcing demands during peak period and thereby reduce the reliance on agency resources.
The department had however become aware that that the business were applying differing resourcing principles across the country. Career Path trainees were in some instances given automatic access to vacancies that arose ahead of applications from existing internal LGV licence holders. This approach was understandably considered unfair by members who had a licence and had in some instances been seeking an opportunity for some time and the department received a number of representations in this regard. As such this year’s discussions have sought to address the issue by providing clarity on the resourcing of LGV vacancies.
It has therefore been agreed that going forward Career Path will continue to provide successful applicants with the training to attain the vocational LGV C+E licence enabling them to apply for temporary/seasonal or long term LGV vacancies. However, all substantive vacancies that are identified will be filled on an open resourcing basis in line with the principles contained in the Professional Drivers Agreement (PDA).
Attached for the information of Branches is the Joint Statement that has been concluded in relation to the 2017 activity (Annex A).
We are pleased to inform Branches that Career Path funding has been secured for 100 training places as part of the Career Path initiative for 2017 and is based on fully funded training to licence for all candidates. Previous experience suggests however that not all candidates will require full funding, as the scheme is likely to attract a number of current licence holders who only require CPC or refresher training. It has been agreed that should this be the case in relation to this scheme that additional training places will be offered if the budget allows.
Picking up on other learning points from previous years it has been jointly recognised that there has been inconsistencies in the manner in which post-test induction training has been delivered by Advanced Driver Coaches (ADC). To remedy this, the JWG has produced a guidance document for ADC’s on the sign off process for trainees (Annex B).
Anyone interested in progression to the Professional Driver grade are invited to register their interest via the RM SuccessFactors website. Instructions for registering using SuccessFactors are included at Annex C for your information.
These opportunities are open to staff across Royal Mail Group, including Parcelforce and RMSS.
The opening date for applications is 28th April 2017
The closing date for applications is 28th May 2017
Branches and representatives are requested to ensure that this LTB and the attached information are shared with our members as a matter of urgency.
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org quoting reference number: 211.07.
Yours sincerely
Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary
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LTB240/17 – Joint Statement between Royal Mail Letters and Network and the CWU on Driver Career Path Next Steps and Training Selection Principles (2017)
Annex B – Driver Career Path 2017 Advance Driver Coach Sign Off Process
Annex C – How to Apply for the Driver Career Path on SuccessFactors
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 