CWU Consolidated Accounts 2018

Please find attached the CWU Consolidated Accounts for the financial year 2018.

The audit of these accounts is now substantially complete and the final version will be signed prior to CWU General Conference 2019. However it is not anticipated there will be any financial changes to the final signed version of the accounts attached.

Accordingly Branches are now invited to forward questions to the attached CWU Consolidated Accounts 2018 to arrive by no later than 12:00 hours on Thursday 25^th April 2019.

Please note all questions should be sent to the email address sdgs@cwu.org or by post addressed to the Finance Department at CWU HQ.  Please note, any emails sent to any other email address will not receive a response and will not be included in the published questions and answers. 

Any other queries on this LTB should also be addressed to sdgs@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

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2018 CWU Accounts

JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN ROYAL MAIL AND THE CWU COVERING THE BESPOKE DEPLOYMENT OF LOOSE LOADS FROM WARRINGTON RAIL TERMINAL TO EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN IRELAND MAIL CENTRES & HWDC

Branches and representatives are advised that agreed trial activity in relation to Loose Loads on Network Double Deck Trailers commenced in May 2018 at Warrington Rail Terminal and Edinburgh Mail Centre.

The National review of initial trial activity determined that it would be beneficial to undertake additional testing of the processes, equipment and validation of large parcel flows between dispatching and receiving operational units. The trial was therefore extended by agreement in December 2018 with the Addendum – Terms of Reference between Royal Mail and the CWU Covering a Loose Load Trial between Warrington Rail Terminal and Edinburgh Mail Centre and Extension of Trial to North West Parcel Sort Centre, Glasgow and Northern Ireland Mail Centres (PE 239/18 refers).

The National review of the trial has now determined that sufficient data had been gained from the trials to progress to deployment of loose-load DDT’s on the following 3 specific routes only on a bespoke arrangement basis:

 One DD Trailer Service from Warrington Rail Terminal to Northern Ireland Mail Centre 

 One DD Trailer Service from Warrington Rail Terminal to Edinburgh Mail Centre 

 One DD Trailer Service from Warrington Rail Terminal to HWDC 

Discussions have therefore taken place with the business in relation to an agreement to enable deployment to be progressed and a copy of the Joint Statement that has been concluded and endorsed by the Postal Executive is attached for information.

In line with previous agreements, the Joint Statement provides for continued full CWU involvement in the deployment activity.

Branches and representatives will note that it has been reaffirmed that there are no current plans to migrate towards a Loose Load Network in Royal Mail. As such any further extension to this limited deployment of the process will be subject to National discussion and agreement.

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: 714.18.

Yours sincerely

Davie Robertson

Assistant Secretary

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Attachment 1 – JS Deployment of Loose Loads From Warrington Rail Terminal to Edinburgh & Northern Ireland MC’s & HWDC 11.04.19

Royal Mail Group Holiday Pay 

Further to LTB 163/19, please find attached a revised and final holiday pay flow chart that must be followed from the beginning of April 2019 for members submitting grievances, ACAS conciliation forms and ET claim forms.

Please note that in paragraphs 7 and 11 it is the name of the relevant Legal & Medical Secretary or Branch Secretary that must now be used.Claims that have already been submitted will continue to be dealt with by David Wilshire, Postal Executive member at CWU HQ.

Any enquiries in relation to the content of this LTB should be addressed to the DGS(P) Department.

Yours sincerely,

Terry Pullinger
Deputy General Secretary (Postal)   

19LTB223. Royal Mail Group Holiday Pay

LTB 223.19 Attachment 1 – FINAL Holiday Pay Flow Chart   

ROYAL MAIL PROPERTY & FACILITIES SOLUTIONS LTD – PRODUCTIVITY HOURS

Dear Colleagues,

Background

Branches will be aware that an agreement was reached in 2014 that introduced a productivity scheme for our RMPFS (then known as Romec) cleaner members. The agreement also agreed new median rate cleaning standards across the RM estate and re-measuring took place at all Royal Mail buildings that our Cleaner Members worked at. This exercise threw up a list of hourage totals across the estate that new duties were to be built around. It also included a process of buy down and VR opportunities for our members in sites where there were surplus hours to requirements.

As the excess hours process was voluntary, and there were protections in place regarding unreasonable relocation distances, a large number of hours still remain in the system some five years on. This has resulted in RMPFS approaching the Outdoor Department with a view to revisiting that agreement and updating the processes within it.

Agreement

Please find attached the revised agreement and processes for attempting to deal with the circa 5000 surplus hours within the cleaning operation, following the exercise in 2014 and subsequent re-measurement of the estate in 2017, and also following agreement with the CWU on bringing the company back under the Royal Mail Group. Colleagues will also recall that the Productivity Bonus Scheme for Cleaners was also wound up in 2016, once again as a result of a pay agreement with the CWU.

The revised agreement ensures the following:

• A non-binding preference exercise will commence following ratification of this agreement and indication from our members that they require a quotation
• Any buy down of hours will be completely voluntary and subject to the terms of the MSF Agreement in RMPFS
• Any VR offers will once again be totally voluntary, no-one will be asked more than once
• Full CWU involvement through local and Area Postal Reps and Regional CWU RMPFS Reps
• A transparent detailed process is outlined in the appendices to this agreement
• A deployment programme
• Full visibility of hours for each site
• Both parties acknowledge that the deployment of this agreement may uncover issues not envisaged at present. Accordingly the agreement will be reviewed within 3 months of deployment or at the explicit request of the CWU Assistant Secretary – Outdoor or the appropriate National PFS Ltd Director

Branches are reminded that this is a totally voluntary exercise and no PFS Cleaner members should be put under any pressure whatsoever to accept the offer of buy down or VR, once they have declined. Any instances of this nature should be brought to the attention of the Outdoor Department or Mick Kavanagh, PE Member without delay.

Any queries to the content of the above, please contact the Outdoor Department, reference 120.12, email address: outdoorsecretary@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Baulch
CWU Assistant Secretary

LTB 220.19 – RMPFSL – Productivity Hours

RMPFS_ CWU Cleaning Productivity Agreement 2014 (Reviewed 2019)

Appendix 1 Cost Efficiency Briefing Document V3

Appendix 2 Deployment Plan

Appendix 3 Cost Efficiency – Reductions

Appendix 4 2019 Employee Preference Form

QUADRANT PAY CLAIM 2019 – BALLOT RESULT

Dear Colleague

Reproduced below for the information of Branches is the result of the above ballot which has been received from Tony Kearns, Senior Deputy General Secretary:

Therefore the ballot has resulted in a return of 45.5% with approximately 95% voting in favour of the agreement.

Branches are requested to ensure that members are made aware of the result of this ballot.

The department has informed Quadrant of the result and have requested clarification on the timescales to apply the changes to pay rates including back pay.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.orgquoting reference number: 301.08.

Yours sincerely

Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary

222-19 – Quadrant Ballot Result 2019 10.04.19

BT Consumer: New Ways of Working Pilot in FTTP

The CWU has been consulted about a pilot of a new way of working being conducted in the Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) sites in Dundee and Accrington.

The pilot will see Camp 3 Case Handlers joining Camp 2 teams with the aim of improving customer service and reducing the levels of referrals to different camps.  As part of the pilot the Case Handlers will:

• provide support to other team members, or take up calls/cases themselves if needed;
• continue to do their role as a Case Manager, but will also be scheduled to take inbound calls.

The detailed arrangements for the pilot are contained in the attached letter from BT. Also attached is a copy of the communications in Consumer Read.

Career Progression and Grading

 The CWU continues to press BT to develop a career path in Consumer. As part of this we want to ensure that the grading for these roles is correct and that members are being paid the appropriate rate.

At the moment Camp 2 and Camp 3 are graded at the same level and for that reason BT has declined to make cover payments. However, for three years the CWU has been pressing for Camp 3 as it exists at the moment to be graded, and this has finally commenced.

BT has agreed that if the pilot is a success the Case Handler roles would be reassessed again.

Bonus

BT has confirmed that is will discuss bonus options with all those Case Handlers in the pilot with a view to ensuring that no one is financially penalised by taking part.

Next Steps

BT will be consulting the CWU at local and national level throughout the pilot and further reports will be made in due course.

If Branches have any issues arising from this briefing please contact CWU HQ.

Yours sincerely,

Nigel Cotgrove 

Assistant Secretary

LTB 212.2019

LTB 212.2019 Attachment 1

LTB 212.2019 Attachment 2